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Early hip hop film musicals have either been expunged from cinema history or excoriated in brief passages by critics and other writers. Hip Hop on Film reclaims and reexamines productions such as Breakin' (1984), Beat Street (1984), and Krush Groove (1985) in order to illuminate Hollywood's fascinating efforts to incorporate this nascent urban culture into conventional narrative forms. Such films presented musical conventions against the backdrop of graffiti-splattered trains and abandoned tenements in urban communities of color, setting the stage for radical...

Hoopdance Revolution puts a new spin on that favorite childhood pastime, hula hooping. The book is a history of hoopdancing, the flow art that evolved from hula hooping in the 1990s to become a 21st Century phenomenon. "Exploring the health benefits that the hula hoop can foster in both the physical and mental sense, 'Hoopdance Revolution' is a choice and highly recommended addition to health and self-help collections." Says the Midwest Bookwatch review. This hands-on guidebook is for you if you are looking for healthy fun, regardless of your age, size, or level of fitness. "Hoopdance...

Competitive ballroom is much more than a style of dance. Rather, it is a continually evolving and increasingly global social and cultural arena of fashion, performance, art, sport, gender, and more.
Ballroom explores the intersection of dance cultures, dress, and the body.
the book presents the author's experiences at a range of international dance events in Europe, the US and UK, as well as featuring the views of individual dancers. Ballroom shows how dancing influences mind and body alike. For students of anthropology, dance, cultural, and performance studies, this...

Competitive ballroom is much more than a style of dance. Rather, it is a continually evolving and increasingly global social and cultural arena of fashion, performance, art, sport, gender, and more.
Ballroom explores the intersection of dance cultures, dress, and the body.
the book presents the author's experiences at a range of international dance events in Europe, the US and UK, as well as featuring the views of individual dancers. Ballroom shows how dancing influences mind and body alike. For students of anthropology, dance, cultural, and performance studies, this...

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,...