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1	The Art of Making Dances more books like this by Doris Humphrey add to wishlist This is perhaps the most important book on choreography ever published. Written just before Humphrey's death in 1958, it is her autobiography in art, a gathering of her experiences in performance and a lucid and practical source book on choreography. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.39! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Merce Cunningham: Fifty Years more books like this by Merce Cunningham, David Vaughan (Photographer) add to wishlist Merce Cunningham: Fifty Years incorporates images of performances and rehearsals, along with candid photographs by many important photographers, including Imogen Cunningham, Arnold Eagle, Peter Hujar, James Klosty, Annie Leibovitz, Barbara Morgan, and Max Waldman. The book also features examples of Cunningham's choreographic notes, as well as ... see all copies from $2.99! new only from $3.00! \| first editions
3	Dance Imagery for Technique and Performance more books like this by Eric N Franklin add to wishlist This reference text provides 574 imagery exercises designed to improve dance technique, artistic expression, and performance. Part 1 explores imagery in the improvizational setting - 171 exercises are centered around the body's basic movement images. Part II seeks to demonstrate how to use the 280 imagery exercises in their dance technique classes ... see all copies from $12.50! new only from $21.76! \| SVS
4	The Illustrated Dance Technique of Jose Limon more books like this by Daniel Lewis add to wishlist Providing the principles of dance developed by Limon, this book gives the historical and physical aspects of his style and approach to dance that will be of interest to students of dance at every level. It includes exercises that teach the fundamentals of dance, and includes a complete class beginning with floor work and progressing to center ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $99.00! \| first editions
5	Choreography: A Basic Approach Using Improvisation more books like this by Sandra Cerny Minton, PH.D. add to wishlist This reader-friendly text bridges the theoretical and practical aspects of the choreographic process. Whether readers are experienced or new to choreography, they will learn how to solve common choreography problems, design and shape movements into a dance and organise a concert. This third edition has been updated, including additional resources ... see all copies from $11.99! new only from $16.70! \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Intimate Act of Choreography more books like this by Lynne Anne Blom, L Tarin Chaplin (Photographer), Alma H Hawkins add to wishlist A comprehensive book that covers all aspects of choreography from the most fundamental techniques to highly sophisticated artistic concerns. "The Intimate Act of Choreography" presents the what and how of choreography in a workable format that begins with basics- - time, space, force -- and moves on to the more complex issues faced by the ... see all copies from $6.53! new only from $12.61! \| SVS
7	Dance Composition more books like this by Jacqueline M Smith-Autard add to wishlist Dance composition is an integral part of dance education as it is the discipline that turns ideas into dances. This book explores essential guidelines and contributes to a greater understanding of dance composition as a discipline. This edition includes additional chapters on improvisation and experimental procedures. The chapter on resource-based ... see all copies from $5.94! new only from $25.96!
8	Next Week, Swan Lake: Reflections on Dance and Dances more books like this by Selma J Cohen (Editor) add to wishlist A book of essays on "dance and ideas about dance." see all copies from $7.70! new only from $36.69! \| first editions
9	Merce Cunningham more books like this by James Klosty add to wishlist see all copies from $2.69! first editions
10	The Dance Makers: Conversations with American Choreographers more books like this by Elinor Rogosin add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
11	Deep Song: The Dance Story of Martha Graham more books like this by Ernestine Stodelle, Martha Swope (Photographer), Peter Martins (Designer) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12	Secret Muses: The Life of Frederick Ashton more books like this by Julie Kavanagh add to wishlist Sir Frederick Ashton, Britain's greatest choreographer, was a major figure on the cultural landscape of the twentieth century and his influence extended far beyond the world of dance. Julie Kavanagh traces Ashton's progress with a keen and sympathetic sense of both the man and his milieu. The drama of his professional and private life - among his ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
13	Creating through dance more books like this by Alma M. Hawkins add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
14	Dance Composition and Production more books like this by Elizabeth R Hayes add to wishlist see all copies from $3.37!
15	Dance Composition: A Practical Guide for Teachers more books like this by Jacqueline Smith-Autard add to wishlist This is a practical manual for composing dance, illustrating how to translate ideas into dance form. Included is information on style and ways in which teachers can use professionally choreographed dance works as resources for the teaching of dance composition. The book is intended for teachers of dance in secondary schools, dance centres, ... see all copies from $2.53! new only from $52.95!
16	A Primer for Choreographers more books like this by Sue Powell (Illustrator), Lois Ellfeldt add to wishlist see all copies from $2.99! new only from $24.28! \| first editions
17	Choreography and Style for Ice Skaters more books like this by Ricky Harris add to wishlist Explains how to create a unique, personal skating style and foster creativity, charisma and excellence on the ice, and covers topics from choosing the right music to off-ice exercise, warm-ups, and nutrition. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Laban for Actors and Dancers more books like this by Newlove add to wishlist This guide takes the reader step-by-step through the basic principles of movement and includes graded exercises. The handbook is for teachers, students, actors and dancers, who wish to learn and use the Laban system of movement. Most professional actors and dancers in Britain, Europe and North America know the work of Rudolf Laban, but his system ... see all copies from $50.64!
19 view cover	Footnotes: Six Choreographers Inscribe the Page more books like this by Douglas Dunn, Alexander Elena, Elena Alexander add to wishlist This collection of essays aims to present a translation from the medium of chroeography to written text. They investigate the possibilities of the written language as invention, and use text as a means to illustrate specific tenets or describe choreographic projects. see all copies from $12.50! new only from $25.62! \| first editions
20 view cover	Choreography Observed more books like this by Jack Anderson add to wishlist see all copies from $2.25! new only from $18.30! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	Dancers and Choreographers: A Selected Bibliography more books like this by Leslie Getz, Lincoln Kirsten (Introduction by) add to wishlist This book covers ballet and modern dance as it developed across the US, England, Canada and Australia. Entries reference all English-language periodicals in which the dancer or choreographer appears. Birth and death dates are also given for each dancer when known, plus dates in which the dancer flourished. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.52! \| first editions
22 view cover	Choreography and Narrative: Ballets Staging of Story and Desire more books like this by Susan Leigh Foster add to wishlist 'This complex and beautifully written investigation of ballet's development in France from the early 18th through the late 19th century extends Foster's earlier efforts to link dance theory and practice...This work is a landmark in the field' - NS. E. Friedler, "Choice". 'Invents a new method for writing the history of performance: Foster has ... see all copies from $6.79! new only from $27.45! \| SVS
23 view cover	Balanchine Variations more books like this by Nancy Goldner add to wishlist The literature on Balanchine is large, but it is primarily biographical. "Balanchine Variations" is the first book to concentrate on the ballets themselves, providing critical analysis and detailed descriptions of what the dancers actually do.Beginning with Apollo (1928), Balanchine's first extant work, and ending with one of his last ballets, ... see all copies from $13.99! new only from $15.65! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Merce Cunningham more books like this by Germano Celant (Editor), Melissa Harris (Editor), David Vaughn (Editor) add to wishlist Merce Cunningham was a principal dancer in the Martha Graham Dance company from 1939 to 1945, performing his first New York solo concert in 1944. Thus far, Cunningham's career has seen him choreograph nearly 200 works for both his own company and other dance troupes, including the New York City Ballet, Ballet of the Paris Opera and American Ballet ... see all copies from $19.00! new only from $19.00! \| first editions
25	Balanchine's Mozartiana: The Making of a Masterpiece more books like this by Robert Maiorano, Valerie Brooks add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $77.42! \| first editions

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