Ballroom Dance And Glamour

Author : Jonathan S. Marion
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 147258337X
Total Pages : 121 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ballroom Dance and Glamour written by Jonathan S. Marion and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2014-10-30 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the continued success of Dancing with the Stars and Strictly Come Dancing reveals, the appetite for ballroom remains insatiable around the world. Ballroom Dance and Glamour offers a fascinating window into the global phenomenon of competitive dance. Including vibrant photographs and commentary, this book showcases the extraordinary costumes, glamorous dancers and elegance of the sport. Based on years of research at international competitions, esteemed anthropologist, photographer and ballroom dancer Jonathan S. Marion provides a unique insight into this performance art, outlining the history and basics of ballroom and explaining its huge appeal today. Offering a visual journey into the world of dance, Ballroom Dance and Glamour illuminates the beauty, skill, intensity and passion of this sport. Written in a lively and accessible manner, Ballroom Dance and Glamour will delight all dancers, dance and fashion enthusiasts and anyone captivated by the skill and glamour of ballroom dance.

Author : Juliet McMains
Publisher : Wesleyan University Press
ISBN 13 : 0819567744
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Glamour Addiction written by Juliet McMains and published by Wesleyan University Press. This book was released on 2006-11-17 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Behind the scenes of DanceSport.

Author : Juliet E. McMains
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780819567758
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Glamour Addiction written by Juliet E. McMains and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the wake of the blockbuster television success of "Dancing with the Stars," competitive ballroom dance has become a subject of new fascination--and renewed scrutiny. Known by its practitioners as DanceSport, ballroom is a significant dance form and a fascinating cultural phenomenon. In this first in-depth study of the sport, dancer and dance historian Juliet McMains explores the "Glamour Machine" that drives the thriving industry, delving into both the pleasures and perils of its seductions. She further explores the broader social issues invoked in American DanceSport: representation of "Latin," economics that often foster inequality, and issues of identity, including gender, race, class, and sexuality. Putting ballroom dance in the larger contexts of culture and history, Glamour Addiction makes an important contribution to dance studies, while giving new and veteran enthusiasts a unique and unprecedented glimpse behind the scenes.

Author : Juliet McMains
Publisher : Wesleyan University Press
ISBN 13 : 0819501506
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Glamour Addiction written by Juliet McMains and published by Wesleyan University Press. This book was released on 2024-08-01 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the wake of the blockbuster television success of "Dancing with the Stars," competitive ballroom dance has become a subject of new fascination—and renewed scrutiny. Known by its practitioners as DanceSport, ballroom is a significant dance form and a fascinating cultural phenomenon. In this first in-depth study of the sport, dancer and dance historian Juliet McMains explores the "Glamour Machine" that drives the thriving industry, delving into both the pleasures and perils of its seductions. She further explores the broader social issues invoked in American DanceSport: representation of "Latin," economics that often foster inequality, and issues of identity, including gender, race, class, and sexuality. Putting ballroom dance in the larger contexts of culture and history, Glamour Addiction makes an important contribution to dance studies, while giving new and veteran enthusiasts a unique and unprecedented glimpse behind the scenes.

Author : Juliet Elizabeth McMains
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 650 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Glamour Lessons written by Juliet Elizabeth McMains and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Walter Laird
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780751300796
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Ballroom Dance Pack written by Walter Laird and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether your style is Strictly Ballroom or you have just started to Come Dancing, discover how to master the six most popular ballroom dances with this fantastic guide. Step-by-step instructions will take you through the modern classics as well as the sexy Latin moves of the Rumba and Tango. With a specially recorded accompanying CD to ensure you keep in tempo and detachable dance step cards to help guide you round the dancefloor, you'll be certain to waltz your way to dancing perfection.

Author : Alex Moore
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 0878301534
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ballroom Dancing written by Alex Moore and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2002 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Janet Cunningham-Clayton
Publisher : The Crowood Press
ISBN 13 : 1785005987
Total Pages : 475 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Essential Guide to Ballroom Dance written by Janet Cunningham-Clayton and published by The Crowood Press. This book was released on 2019-07-29 with total page 475 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ballroom dancing has become an increasingly popular pastime for all ages, inspired in recent years by reality TV dance programmes throughout the world. As one of the most inclusive dance genres, it offers both a social and competitive outlet for every ability. The Essential Guide to Ballroom Dance offers a comprehensive study of the main ballroom dance styles, including the Waltz, Foxtrot, Quickstep and Tango. Topics covered include a brief history and development of ballroom dancing; a beginner's guide to partnerships, positioning and footwork; dance-specific techniques, steps and routines; the mechanics, application and fundamentals of movement; musicality and choreography and, finally, exercises, diet and nutrition. With clear step-by-step instructions, 150 colour photographs, and a foreword by Anton Du Beke, this is an ideal companion for the beginner ballroom dancer. Janet Cunningham-Clayton is a former Senior British Ballroom Champion and has over twenty-five years of dancing experience, and Malcolm Fernandes has over thirty years experience in the ballroom dance industry with a particular specialism in music.

Author : Julia A. Ericksen
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 0814722857
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dance with Me written by Julia A. Ericksen and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rumba music starts and a floor full of dancers alternate clinging to one another and turning away. Here, Julia Ericksen, a competitive ballroom dancer herself, takes the reader onto the competition floor exploring the allure of this hyper-competitive, difficult, and often expensive activity.

Author : Vicki Harman
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137029390
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Sexual Politics of Ballroom Dancing written by Vicki Harman and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-10-10 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents an engaging sociological investigation into how gender is negotiated and performed in ballroom and Latin dancing that draws on extensive ethnographic research, as well as the author’s own experience as a dancer. It explores the key factors underpinning the popularity of this leisure activity and highlights what this reveals more broadly about the nature of gender roles at the current time. The author begins with an overview of its rich social history and shifting class status, establishing the context within which contemporary masculinities and femininities in this community are explored. Real and imagined gendered traditions are examined across a range of dancer experiences that follows the trajectory of a typical learner: from finding a partner, attending lessons and forming networks, through to taking part in competitions. The analysis of these narratives creates a nuanced picture of a dance culture that is empowering, yet also highly consumerist and image-conscious; a highly ritualised set of practices that both reinstate and transgress gender roles. This innovative contribution to the feminist leisure literature will appeal to students and scholars of anthropology, dance, sport, gender, cultural and media studies.