Author : Stephen Harris
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 24,45 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Alphabet
ISBN : 9780810988439
Animals from alpacas to zebras gather in Blackpool for the annual dance competition, while the monkeys hide twenty-six musical instruments for which the reader is invited to search in the illustrations.
Author : Vicki Salemi
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 34,98 MB
Release : 2001-11
Category : Education
ISBN : 0595205909
Picture it. The typical high school graduate, varsity letter winner and student government guru, is finally going off to college. She will soon explore unchartered territory, a land where loads of homework and a happening social scene rule her world. It is exciting and indeed overwhelming, but this teen can handle it. Her anxiety is now history because she has read and thoroughly digested the inside scoop, the quintessential survival guide, The ABC’s of College Life. This street-smart guide vividly describes and ultimately captures four spectacular years of learning and interactive play. Defining over 500 college and common terms that take on new meaning, this collegespeak dictionary spills the beans on everything from cafeteria food to co-ed dorms, from midterms to mixers, from professors to power naps. Traditions, tales and pranks from countless schools are also dished out in heaping portions. Finally, the inside scoop wouldn’t be complete without a categorized workbook to document your own experiences such as your worst laundry mishap. Whether you’re a freshman with first-year jitters, a sophomore, junior or a super senior, you need to relearn your ABC’s for the best college experience ever!
Author : Susie Hodge
Publisher : Heinemann-Raintree Library
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 43,90 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781432913779
Latin and Ballroom provides a detailed look at the development of Latin and ballroom dancing, from the earliest social dances to the competitions and flamboyant shows of today. The book looks at how the choreography and improvisation differ from other styles of dance and explores the part played by costumes and make-up. There is also advice on how to become a Latin or ballroom dancer. Feature boxes provide detailed information on famous ballets and performances, techniques, amazing facts and biographies of key people, Stunning design and beautiful photography offer a cultural perspective on dance. Book jacket.
Author : Kenneth Stanley Inglis
Publisher : Black Inc.
Page : 574 pages
File Size : 33,85 MB
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN :
As the bells in the tower of Sydney's General Post Office chimed eight o'clock on the evening of Friday 1 July 1932, the peals were picked up by a microphone and carried to every State of the Federation. 'This is the Australian Broadcasting Commission,' said the announcer, Conrad Charlton.So begins K.S. Inglis's compelling history of the first fifty years of the ABC. In a sparkling tour de force Inglis shows us the ABC's triumphs and failures, its great medley of personalities and the effects it has had on Australian public life. Based on the Commission's own archives, on newspapers and journals, on a rich assortment of interviews and on the author's own listening and viewing, this is a social history of the highest order.
Author : Shirley Rushing
Publisher : Eddie Bowers Publishing Company, Incorporated
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 47,27 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN :
The purpose of this book is to attempt to get agreement from ballroom dance teachers in college and universities on content for a beginning class and standardise names for variations. The core curriculum agreed upon by CBDA is identified by an asterisk preceding the name of the variation in the contents page. Additional steps for each dance are included following the core. Suggested musical selections are listed at the end of each dance. Classics that have been popular through the years were chosen over current 'pop' songs.
Author : Various
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 50,45 MB
Release : 2020-12-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 152876269X
This vintage book is a detailed guide to learning a variety of ballroom dances, with step-by-step instructions, simple diagrams, tips on etiquette, and much more. This volume will be of considerable utility to anyone with an interest in learning a range of dances from the foxtrot to the tango, and it would make for a fantastic addition to collections of related literature. Contents include: “Section I. The Waltz”, “Section II. The Foxtrot”, “Section III. The Tango”, “Section IV. Round Dances”, “Section V. The Quadrilles”, and “Section VI. Etiquette”. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on dance.
Author : Ann Hutchinson Guest
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 39,95 MB
Release : 2014-04-08
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1136775110
A definitive book for students of dance and movement studies, Labanotation is now available in a fourth edition, the first complete revision of the text since 1977. Initiated by the movement genius Rudolf Laban, and refined through fifty years of work by teachers here and abroad, Labanotation, the first wholly successful system for recording human movement, is now having the effect on ballet and other forms of dance that the prefection of music notation in the Renaissance had on the development of music. This book makes it possible to record accurately, for study and reconstruction, the great dance creations of the theater, as well as such diverse activities as time/motion studies for industry, personnel assessment and physical therapy. So comprehensive that it can indicate even facial expressions, the system is also simple enough for a child to learn easily as an integral part of athletic or dance training.
Author : Jennifer Atkins
Publisher : University Press of Florida
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 29,57 MB
Release : 2020-02-25
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0813065658
Dancing embodies cultural history and beliefs, and each dance carries with it features of the place where it originated. Influenced by different social, political, and environmental circumstances, dances change and adapt. American dance evolved in large part through combinations of multiple styles and forms that arrived with each new group of immigrants. Perspectives on American Dance is the first anthology in over twenty-five years to focus exclusively on American dance practices across a wide span of American culture. This volume and its companion show how social experience, courtship, sexualities, and other aspects of life in America are translated through dancing into spatial patterns, gestures, and partner relationships. This volume of Perspectives on American Dance features essays by a young generation of authors who write with familiarity about their own era, exploring new parameters of identity and evaluating a wide variety of movement practices being performed in spaces beyond traditional proscenium stages. Topics include "dorky dancing" on YouTube; same-sex competitors on the TV show So You Think You Can Dance; racial politics in NFL touchdown dances; the commercialization of flash mobs; the connections between striptease and corporate branding; how 9/11 affected dance; the criminalization of New York City club dancing; and the joyous ironies of hipster dance. This volume emphasizes how dancing is becoming more social and interactive as technology opens up new ways to create and distribute dance. The accessible essays use a combination of movement analysis, thematic interpretation, and historical context to convey the vitality and variety of American dance. They offer new insights on American dance practices while simultaneously illustrating how dancing functions as an essential template for American culture and identity. Contributors: Jennifer Atkins | Jessica Berson | J. Ellen Gainor | Patsy Gay | Ansley Jones | Kate Mattingly | Hannah Schwadron | Sally Sommer, Ph.D. | Ina Sotirova | Dawn Springer | Michelle T. Summers | Latika L. Young | Tricia Henry Young
Author : Jonathan S. Marion
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 15,85 MB
Release : 2014-10-30
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 147258337X
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 : Dancing with the Stars
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 41,94 MB
Release : 2007-09-25
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 0061435252
Twice a week, millions of viewers tune in to watch the magical transformations undergone by their favorite entertainers through the beauty of dance—and now you can bring all that excitement, sparkle, and glamour into your own home. Based on the hit ABC series, Dancing with the Stars has everything a fan of the show could want: never-before-seen pictures and stories from the stars describing their favorite moments on the show and how they trained for each week’s competition; a behind-the-scenes tour of what goes into the all the hair, makeup, and costumes each week; a look at all the key dances performed on the show; and finally, a complete dance-based workout that helps you lose weight, get fit, and have fun. Filled with photographs and detailed instructions, this book will inspire you to take to the dance floor and get a dancer’s body yourself. Anyone who has watched the show knows it doesn’t matter if you’re young or old, male or female, a talk-show host or a football player—this workout will get you in the best shape of your life.
