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Teach Like a Pro: The Ultimate Guide for Ballroom Dance Instructors
ISBN: 9780983526100 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Imagine being a dance teacher who does not look for students but has students looking for you Never before has there been such a comprehensive, richly detailed resource for the art and science of teaching ballroom dancing. With this one of a kind book, you'll develop the confidence and professionalism to quickly and easily go from being a good teacher to a GREAT one, and gain the skills needed to skyrocket your career. With his book you will: Learn a clear, precise system for easily teaching and reviewing figures Confidently teach dance frames, lead and follow, and connection Motivate and...
Imagine being a dance teacher who does not look for students but has students looking for you Never before has there been such a comprehensive, richl...
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How To Become A Good Dancer
ISBN: 9781447416760 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republ...
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Emerging Bodies: The Performance of Worldmaking in Dance and Choreography
ISBN: 9783837615968 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The concept of "worldmaking" is based on the idea that the world is not given, but rather produced through language, actions, ideas and perception. This collection of essays takes a closer look at various hybrid and disparate worlds related to dance and choreography. Coming from a broad range of different backgrounds and disciplines, the authors inquire into the ways of producing dance worlds: through artistic practice, discourse and media, choreographic form and dance material. The essays in this volume critically reflect the predominant topos of dance as something fleeting and ephemeral--an...
The concept of "worldmaking" is based on the idea that the world is not given, but rather produced through language, actions, ideas and perception. Th...
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It Takes Two to Tango: Achieving Peak Performance in Dancing with EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques)
ISBN: 9781492175100 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Character Dance
ISBN: 9780903102902 / Angielski / Miękka / 124 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The art of character dancing in classical ballet is now almost lost, but when this unique book was first published in Russia in 1939 it still thrived. The authors, all brilliant character dancers themselves, were teachers at the Kirov Ballet and its school, and were establishing a five-year course in character dance at the Kirov School. The first part of the book is devoted to class character exercises and the second part gives specific character dances in various national styles. "Character Dance" has been translated and adapted by Joan Lawson, a noted specialist in the subject, who herself...
The art of character dancing in classical ballet is now almost lost, but when this unique book was first published in Russia in 1939 it still thrived....
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Dancing in Montreal: Seeds of a Choreographic History
ISBN: 9780965351935 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Iro Tembeck s Dancing in Montreal examines the complex web of artistic, social, and political forces that have made the cosmopolitan city of Montreal one of North America s most vibrant dance centers. A native of Egypt, Tembeck moves easily within the many dance worlds of Montreal and among the practitioners of many idioms, from ballet to traditional forms of modern dance and its many postmodern progeny. Tembeck writes with the eye of a critic, the judiciousness of a historian, and the sensory radar of an ethnographer. The result is an exemplary study of multiple cultures inhabiting...
Iro Tembeck s Dancing in Montreal examines the complex web of artistic, social, and political forces that have made the cosmopolitan city of Mo...
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Dance and Somatics: Mind-Body Principles of Teaching and Performance
ISBN: 9780786458806 / Angielski / Miękka / 235 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Training in somatic techniques-- holistic body-centered movement that promotes psycho-physical awareness and well-being--provides an effective means of improving dance students' efficiency and ease of movement. However, dance educators do not always have the resources to incorporate this knowledge into their classes. This volume explains the importance of somatics, introduces fundamental somatic principles that are central to the dance technique class, and offers tips on incorporating these principles into a dance curriculum. The authors demystify somatic thinking by explaining the processes...
Training in somatic techniques-- holistic body-centered movement that promotes psycho-physical awareness and well-being--provides an effective means o...
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The Revival of Banned Dances: A Worldwide Study
ISBN: 9780786465941 / Angielski / Miękka / 227 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Throughout history, humans have used dance as a benefit for mind, body, and soul. In some cases, governments or churches have banned certain dances for a variety of reasons. This work provides an exploration of dances banned around the world, then revived by a handful of brave proponents. The sixteen case studies--ranging from Argentina's Tango and Cambodia's Royal Classical Ballet to Brazil's Samba and Ireland's Step Dance--reveal the meaning of the dance to each culture and the importance of the art form to the creation of healthy sociological and political climates. Chapters detail each...
Throughout history, humans have used dance as a benefit for mind, body, and soul. In some cases, governments or churches have banned certain dances fo...
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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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