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Naked Truth : Strip Clubs, Democracy, and a Christian Right
ISBN: 9780292735767 / Angielski / Miękka / 348 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Across America, strip clubs have come under attack by a politically aggressive segment of the Christian Right. Using plausible-sounding but factually untrue arguments about the harmful effects of strip clubs on their communities, the Christian Right has stoked public outrage and incited local and state governments to impose onerous restrictions on the clubs with the intent of dismantling the exotic dance industry. But an even larger agenda is at work, according to Judith Lynne Hanna. In Naked Truth, she builds a convincing case that the attack on exotic dance is part of the... Across America, strip clubs have come under attack by a politically aggressive segment of the Christian Right. Using plausible-sounding but factual... |
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Latin Dance Made Easy
ISBN: 9781438259949 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Latin American dances have become amazingly popular in recent years, which is not surprising given the irresistable rhythms and fluid, sexy moves If you'd like to learn how to do these dances too, for whatever reason, there's no better place to start than Latin Dance Made Easy Each dance is explained in full, with detailed diagrams showing you exactly what to do at every stage. We've included complete, step-by-step instructions for the Rumba, Mambo, Cha-cha-cha, Tango, Calypso, merengue, Paso Do9ble and Samba. Latin Dance Made Easy is equally suitable for those learning without a teacher,...
Latin American dances have become amazingly popular in recent years, which is not surprising given the irresistable rhythms and fluid, sexy moves If ...
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The Complete Beginner's Guide To Ballroom Dancing
ISBN: 9781438268576 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. DO you know how to dance? If you don't, let's do something about it. There are numerous occasions when you will wish you knew how to dance?parties to which you will be invited where everyone is dancing, or you may find yourself in the position of entertaining business acquaintances in restaurants where there is dancing. In any event, if you can dance, your opportunities for meeting and mixing with other people will be greatly enhanced. In addition, you will find dancing mentally and physically relaxing. It will help you to develop a sense of rhythm. And with the knowledge that you can dance...
DO you know how to dance? If you don't, let's do something about it. There are numerous occasions when you will wish you knew how to dance?parties to ...
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Bellyeve In Dance: Condition Your Body to Live Longer With Movement, Music and Flexibility
ISBN: 9781466418424 / Angielski / Miękka / 132 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An introduction to a fun form of exercise through belly dancing, clean water and healthy eating as experienced and taught by professional belly dancer Katia Lopez.
An introduction to a fun form of exercise through belly dancing, clean water and healthy eating as experienced and taught by professional belly dancer...
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Runaway Dancer Getaway Tales
ISBN: 9781467931342 / Angielski / Miękka / 270 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. These stories span the years from when McAndrews studied ballet with Felia Doubrovska and Antonina Tumkovsky at Balanchine's School of American Ballet in New York City, until she moved to Tucson, Arizona, and could no longer dance. Here are the tales of her transformation from city dancer to wilderness dancer. Jeri lived in Boulder, Colorado in the seventies, went to the Hopi snake dance and became friends with a Hopi Elder. She learned how to rock climb and was a member of Earth First Jeri survived a plane crash, and a rafting accident. She choreographed and performed at Arches National...
These stories span the years from when McAndrews studied ballet with Felia Doubrovska and Antonina Tumkovsky at Balanchine's School of American Ballet...
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Beginning Argentine Tango: To the people who are interested in dancing Argentine Tango--This is how to do it
ISBN: 9781468083477 / Angielski / Miękka / 186 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Argentine Tango is awesome to watch in shows, and dancing it is famously addictive. However, many people are afraid to take a step to actually dance Argentine Tango. Instructors can teach only the Brave, who actually show up in a class. This book is intended to reach out to all people curious about dancing Tango. This book will get you prepared to dance Argentine Tango. Excerpts from Introduction: "This book is written with one purpose: to provide practical working knowledge for actually dancing Argentine Tango on the dance floor from a dancer's standpoint." "In other words, I wrote this book...
Argentine Tango is awesome to watch in shows, and dancing it is famously addictive. However, many people are afraid to take a step to actually dance A...
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Burlesque: Legendary Stars of the Stage, 2nd Ed.
ISBN: 9781593936631 / Angielski / Miękka / 526 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. They were temptresses of tease, specialists in seduction, and experts at twirling their tassels. They were comics in outlandish garb, straight men and women working the scenes, singers with perfect pitch, and yes, even acrobats got into the act. Yet no matter what their role, burlesque performers took their cues from their predecessors who worked the various vaudeville and variety show stages; and they strove to maintain a high level of artistry and professionalism in the face of change and controversy in the industry. Remembering the time when burlesque was a larger theatrical arena...
They were temptresses of tease, specialists in seduction, and experts at twirling their tassels. They were comics in outlandish garb, straight men and...
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Warrior In A Self
ISBN: 9783639361872 / Angielski / Miękka / 56 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. It is not possible to stop dancing, unless everything in the world loses the ability to move, and humans and objects are bound to be fixed in place like Greek statues. But even so, in dance field where requires great discipline and its corporeality is the focus that once you blink, you might lose the most amazing and intriguing moves at present. That is how I came to dance, and could not stop ever since. I like fantasy, in a moving form. I believe I have, every one has a wealth of fantasy worlds to stand on, turn about, and shout out. While in that world, I can be anybody I want, do whatever...
It is not possible to stop dancing, unless everything in the world loses the ability to move, and humans and objects are bound to be fixed in place li...
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Off the Ground: First Steps to a Philosophical Consideration of the Dance
ISBN: 9780691606118 / Angielski / Miękka / 454 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What is dance, as seen from a philosopher's point of view? Why has dance played little part in traditional philosophies of the arts? And why do these philosophies of the arts take the form they do? The distinguished aesthetician Francis Sparshott subjects these questions to a thorough examination that takes into account all forms and aspects of dance, in art and in life, and brings them within the scope of a single discussion. By showing what is involved in deciding whether something is or is not dance, and by displaying the diversity of ways in which dance can be found meaningful, he... What is dance, as seen from a philosopher's point of view? Why has dance played little part in traditional philosophies of the arts? And why do the... |
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The Aesthetics of Movement
ISBN: 9783838316536 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is an interdisciplinary study of the aesthetics of movement in Gilles Deleuzes writings and in Merce Cunninghams choreographies. But it is also a study of the movement that arises when the two meet in a series of variations. It is a textual happening where the random juxtaposition between seemingly unrelated areas, philosophy and dance, gives rise to arbitrary connections. It is a textual machine, composed of seven parts. First, the methodological architecture of the juxtaposition is introduced. The presence of movement in Deleuzes thinking is then presented and the...
This is an interdisciplinary study of the aesthetics of movement in Gilles Deleuzes writings and in Merce Cunninghams choreographies. But it is also...
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High Technology Dance
ISBN: 9783838318448 / Angielski / Miękka / 100 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Faced with the seemingly overwhelming possibilities of high technology, choreographers must embrace these tools and master them in order to assure that their choreographic intent is not lost in translation. Allowing the fear of new technology to create a taboo will not protect the art of dance performance, it will condemn it to becoming an obscure pastime. Dance has often been qualified as a fleeting choreographic image, and traditionalists fear that by capturing or re-imaging dance, technology destroys the original work. In fact, the re-creation of an image is an integral part of human...
Faced with the seemingly overwhelming possibilities of high technology, choreographers must embrace these tools and master them in order to assure tha...
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Piper of the Soul
ISBN: 9783838311494 / Angielski / Miękka / 76 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Piper of the Soul is a choreographic and scholarly exploration of the doctrines of karma and reincarnation, based on Hindu philosophy and religious literature. This written thesis serves as a scholarly record of the creative project that was produced at Mills College in 2000. Piper of the Soul references Hindu god Krishna as a representation of the supreme power, calling all souls to the creator. The doctrines of karma and rebirth are investigated in the context of modern society.
Piper of the Soul is a choreographic and scholarly exploration of the doctrines of karma and reincarnation, based on Hindu philosophy and religious li...
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Through the Distance: Creating Virtual Extensions in Dance
ISBN: 9783838367231 / Angielski / Miękka / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Through the Distance" was born as an idea based on the last seven years of my life after living in four different cities and visiting more than twelve different countries. Through this journey, I have made amazing friends and seen extraordinary places but the hardest part has always been to leave them behind. I would love being able to bring them with me, to have close to me all the people who I care about the most. Pack them and check them at the airport? Probably not an option. Technology offered me a way to stay in touch with those people and those places, but it has been always...
"Through the Distance" was born as an idea based on the last seven years of my life after living in four different cities and visiting more than twe...
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Dancers in a Dance Movement Therapy Group
ISBN: 9783843360043 / Angielski / Miękka / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Over the last few years dance movement therapy has gained increased recognition among the health professions as an effective medium for improving mental health. The inclusion of the expressive body in treatment for mental health has been supported by research and practice in both psychotherapy and affective neuroscience. However, the inclusion of the expressive body in the mental health of dancers has received little attention up to now. More usually in dance, the body is viewed as a tool for the expression of the dance of another, manipulated and controlled for external scrutiny. This book...
Over the last few years dance movement therapy has gained increased recognition among the health professions as an effective medium for improving ment...
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The Carole: A Study of a Medieval Dance
ISBN: 9781409412489 / Angielski / Twarda / 172 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The carole was the principal social dance in France and England from c. 1100 to c. 1400 and was frequently mentioned in French and English medieval literature. However, it has been widely misunderstood by contributors in recent citations in dictionaries and reference books, both linguistic and musical. The carole was performed by all classes of society - kings and nobles, shepherds and servant girls. It is described as taking place both indoors and outdoors. Its central position in the life of the people is underlined by references not only in what we might call fictional texts, but also in...
The carole was the principal social dance in France and England from c. 1100 to c. 1400 and was frequently mentioned in French and English medieval li...
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Synchronicity
ISBN: 9783838358550 / Angielski / Miękka / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. SYNCHRONICITY is the documentation of my personal journey in the creation of a 20 minute choreographic work that focuses on the fusion of modern dance and rhythm tap with the assistance of an original music score created and performed by dance musicians. Through intense studio work, trial and error, in-depth research and focused determination this piece was lovingly crafted and deeply developed as I drew from my music conservatory training, my background in modern dance technique and my intense study of rhythm tap. The thematic thread that is woven throughout this intricate tapestry is...
SYNCHRONICITY is the documentation of my personal journey in the creation of a 20 minute choreographic work that focuses on the fusion of modern dance...
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Modernization Through Dancing Bodies in Turkey
ISBN: 9783838349312 / Angielski / Miękka / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The present study aims to explore the first thirty years of State Ballet Institutions of Turkey.It was based primarily upon the oral interviews of Turkish ballets subjects and the critics reviews mostly published in journals and newspapers of the time.The foundation of the professional ballet company is explored through the readings and first-hand witness memories belonging to the most significant actors of early Turkish ballet. The British teachers and choreographers as the initiators of ballet, Turkish bureaucrats as the representatives of the state and the first Turkish dancers as...
The present study aims to explore the first thirty years of State Ballet Institutions of Turkey.It was based primarily upon the oral interviews of Tu...
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Body-Presence
ISBN: 9783838353449 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This work is an investigation into the lived experiences of dance artists as they choreograph and perform through experimental collaborations. The initial research project included an ongoing experiment between Deborah Hay and Grace Mi-He Lee about the transmission of choreography. Continuing to question how choreography and performance are meaningful to dancers and further investigating how to transpose lived experiences of dance making and performing into text, the author initiated another research experiment with artists Grace Mi-He Lee and Tania Isaac. Collaborating on two duets...
This work is an investigation into the lived experiences of dance artists as they choreograph and perform through experimental collaborations. The ini...
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Choreographic Quest in Asawogidigba and Biripo Dances in Nigeria
ISBN: 9783843388764 / Angielski / Miękka / 140 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Postcolonial modernism has often posed a serious threat to the survival and development of folkdance among the various ethnic groups in Nigeria and indeed Africa. Therefore, there is a dire need to study, analyse and document the various African dances in their content and context to preserve them for posterity. Hence, this research was carried out to identify, study, analyse and document the choreographic patterns in the "Asawogidigba" and "Biripo" dances of the Ilajes, in Ondo State, Nigeria. Using "Taught Participant Observatory Method" of data collections coupled with interviews where...
Postcolonial modernism has often posed a serious threat to the survival and development of folkdance among the various ethnic groups in Nigeria and in...
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Tango Nuevo
ISBN: 9780813042190 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Required reading for anyone who understands the electrifying power that dance has to transform a life. Exceptionally well written. . . . Merritt s] lively, engaging writing style is unique it can go from side-splittingly funny to poignant in the time it takes to execute a boleo. Melissa A. Fitch, author of Side Dishes: Latina American Women, Sex, and Cultural Production
The Argentine tango is one of the world s best-known partner dances. Though tango is much admired and discussed, very little has been written about its ongoing evolution. While the dance is steeped in... Required reading for anyone who understands the electrifying power that dance has to transform a life. Exceptionally well written. . . . Merritt s] l...
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