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Dancing Through History Xled
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Author : Lori Henry
language : en
Publisher: Dancing Traveller Publishing
Release Date : 2012-01-01
Dancing Through History Xled written by Lori Henry and has been published by Dancing Traveller Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-01 with Performing Arts categories.
Some people travel to discover a country’s architecture; others to sample its cuisine, or experience its nature. For author Lori Henry, travel is a way to discover a country’s dances. In Dancing Through History, Henry crosses Canada’s vast physical and ethnic terrain to uncover how its various cultures have evolved through their dances. Her coast-to-coast journey takes her to Haida Gwaii in British Columbia, where she witnesses the seldom seen animist dances of the islands’ First Nation people. In the Arctic, Henry partakes in Inuit drum dancing, kept alive by a new generation of Nunavut youth. And in Cape Breton, she uncovers the ancient “step dance” of the once culturally oppressed Gaels of Nova Scotia. During her travels, Henry discovers that dance helps to break down barriers and encourage cooperation between people with a history of injustice. Dance, she finds, can provide key insight into what people value most as a culture, which is often more similar than it seems. It is this kind of understanding that goes beyond our divisive histories and gives us compassion for one another.
Dancing Through Time
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
Dancing Through Time written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Literary Criticism categories.
From Chaucer to Fitzgerald, writers have used dancing as a vital, if subtle, element in plot and character development. The ballroom, an important element of society in real life, was a backdrop to grand passions or pivotal encounters--ideal ground for commentary on the social milieu. This work presents 88 literary selections that together form a survey of social dance in England and America over a span of 500 years. Seven sections (historical time periods) provide an editorial introduction with descriptions of relevant dances, and then eight to twenty or so illuminating passages from etiquette manuals, diaries, poems, plays, essays or novels. The selections illustrate specific dances, social dance behavior or the intimate reactions of participants. One finds, for example, the ultimate downfalls of Flaubert's Emma Bovary, Hardy's Eustacia Viue, and Tolstoy's Anna Karenina are all foretold in pivotal dance scenes. The passages are selected to graphically illustrate contemporary dance or because of the impact the scene has on the plot or characters. Full indexing aids those readers interested in specific authors or works.
Dance
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Author : Carol Wallace
language : en
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Release Date : 1986
Dance written by Carol Wallace and has been published by Metropolitan Museum of Art this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Ballroom dancing categories.
"Twirling figures, gloved hands clasped, the strains of the violin..." These words from the first essay in this delightful book could be describing an eighteenth-century minuet performed by aristocratic guests at a Versailles ball, a nineteenth-century cotillion of white-gowned debutantes in new York, or a stylish moment created on the silver screen by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. The steps and the music and the dresses may vary, but the exciting and elegant sight of society enjoying itself on the dance floor has persisted through the ages. In this book, published to coincide with an exhibition held at the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art under the direction of Diana Vreeland, four authors look at the subject of social dancing from four different points of view. Carol McD. Wallace surveys the great balls and dancing parties of Europe, England, and America from the eighteenth century to the present, while Don McDonagh describes the dance steps themselves, from the early basse danze of Italy to the twist of modern-day America. Jean Druesedow, associate curator in charge of the Costume Institute, discusses the evolution of the ball gown and other costumes designed for dancing, and Laurence Libin, curator of musical instruments, assisted by Constance Old, analyzes the way in which dance has been depicted in works of art through the centuries. Illustrated with paintings, works of decorative art, contemporary prints and photographs, these lively essays re-create the rhythmic energy, the social proprieties, the colorful costumes and anecdotes of dances and dancers past and present. -- from dust jacket.
A History Of Dancing
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1897
A History Of Dancing written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1897 with History categories.
Social Dance
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Author : Arthur Franks
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-11-19
Social Dance written by Arthur Franks and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-19 with Performing Arts categories.
Originally published in 1963 and authored by the then Editor of the Dancing Times, this was a pioneer work discussing not only the origins and development of many social dance forms from early times, but also relating these forms to their environment. As well as its role in social history, the book analyses the role of dance as a prime creative power in Renaissance spectacles which depicted and celebrated diplomatic, military and regal occasions. After a wide-ranging introductory chapter on the origins of dancing, the book takes the reader through the centuries, discussing in turn the Basse Danse and the Moresco of the Middle Ages, the Pavane, Galliard and Courante of the 16th Century, the Minuet of the 17th & 18th, the Allemande, the Waltz and the Polka as well as Jazz, the Cha Cha Cha, the Jive and Twist.
The History Of Dance
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Author : Mary Clarke
language : en
Publisher: New York : Crown Publishers
Release Date : 1981
The History Of Dance written by Mary Clarke and has been published by New York : Crown Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with Performing Arts categories.
Surveys the orgins and development of dance over the past 2,000 years.
World History Of The Dance
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Author : Curt Sachs
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1963
World History Of The Dance written by Curt Sachs and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1963 with Dance categories.
Dancing Throughout Mexican History 1325 1910
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Author : Sanjuanita Martínez-Hunter
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-09-21
Dancing Throughout Mexican History 1325 1910 written by Sanjuanita Martínez-Hunter and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-21 with Dance categories.
This book is a must read for anyone who would like to learn more about Dance in Mexican History. It is an especially important reference for teachers of Mexican Folkloric Dance who would like to incorporate Mexican Dance History into their teachings. Using the time frame of 1325-1910, Martínez-Hunter skillfully gives a brief overview of Mexican history accompanied by an analysis of the dances during this period. She begins by diving into accounts of the Aztec dances in Pre-Hispanic Mexico before and after the conquest. Then, she describes the Dance Dramas that arose when the Spanish began to Christianize the Indigenous people. During the Spanish colonization, Martínez-Hunter notes the ways in which theatrical dances were imported from Europe to Mexico; the influences of the court dances including the pavane, sarabande, and the chaconne which began in the New World and traveled to Europe; as well as the Indigenous, mestizo, Chilean, and African influences on the dances of Mexico. Then, covering the dances during the Independence of Mexico (1810-1821) until the beginnings of the Mexican Revolutionary War (1910-1920), Martínez-Hunter juxtaposes the popularity of the European ballroom dances with the dances of the peasant people known as jarabes and sones. To honor the life's work of Martínez-Hunter all the photographs of the jarabes and sones included in this book feature her dancers of the University of Texas at Austin Ballet Folklorico from the 1970s. They document her many contributions to Dance when she was a faculty member at this institution.
Dancing In The Streets
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Author : Barbara Ehrenreich
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan
Release Date : 2007-01-09
Dancing In The Streets written by Barbara Ehrenreich and has been published by Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-01-09 with History categories.
From a bestselling social commentator and cultural historian comes a fascinating exploration of one of humanity's oldest traditions: the celebration of communal joy expressed in ecstatic revels of feasting, costuming, and dancing.
Black Dance In America
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Author : James Haskins
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
Black Dance In America written by James Haskins and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with African American dance categories.
Surveys the history of black dance in America, from its beginnings with the ritual dances of African slaves, through tap and modern dance to break dancing. Includes brief biographies of influential dancers and companies.