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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Dancing across borders Dancing across borders Anthony Shay "This study describes and analyzes the phenomenal popularity of exotic dance forms among mainstream Americans. Throughout the 20th century, millions of Americans have begun learning and performing va… OL11913448W
Black social dance in television advertising Black social dance in television advertising Carla Stalling Huntington "This work investigates the anthropologic aesthetic of black social dance in television advertising. Covering the 1950s through 2010 in the United States, each decade is explored as dance is shown to… OL16624513W
Ballroom, boogie, shimmy sham, shake Ballroom, boogie, shimmy sham, shake Julie Malnig "This dynamic collection documents the rich and varied history of social dance and the multiple styles it has generated, while drawing on some of the most current forms of critical and theoretical in… OL18593633W
The makers of modern dance in Germany The makers of modern dance in Germany Harold Bergsohn,Isa Partsch-Bergsohn This is the story of three passionate choreographers and their colleagues who created European modern dance in the twentieth century despite the storms of war and oppression. It begins with Rudolf La… OL19927939W
Dance and the body in western theatre Dance and the body in western theatre Sabine Sörgel "The mid to late twentieth century has been widely regarded as the century of the body, when philosophers, cultural critics, sociologists, and theatre historians spent inordinate amounts of time and … OL20023118W
The art of dancing in seventeenth-century Spain The art of dancing in seventeenth-century Spain Juan De Esquivel Navarro,Lynn Matluck Brooks "The only known published book on dancing that dates from the seventeenth century in Spain appeared in Seville in 1642: Juan de Esquivel Navarro's treatise titled Discursos sobre el arte del danzado.… OL4570604W
Modern dance in France Modern dance in France Robinson, Jacqueline It was indeed an adventure for those pioneers in France who struggled for the recognition of the new-born dance of the 20th century - from the free dance of Isadora Duncan, to the absolute dance of M… OL6766563W