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1	Teaching Movement & Dance: A Sequential Approach to Rhythmic Movement more books like this by Phyllis S Weikart add to wishlist Fully revised and expanded, this fourth edition includes updated information on Phyllis S. Weikartas teaching model for beginners of all ages. Also contains over 100 beginning-level dances and instructions for introducing movement and dance in understandable and enjoyable ways. Music for the dances is recorded on the Rhythmically Moving 1a9 ... see all copies from $9.00! new only from $26.25!
2	Scone Cold Dead more books like this by Kaitlyn Dunnett add to wishlist After a knee injury forces professional Scottish dancer, Liss MacCrimmon to give up her life of performing strathspreys, reels, jigs and Highland flings, she returns to her hometown of Moosetookalook, Maine, where she runs a Scottish Emporium. With one solved murder case under her dance belt, Liss has no idea she's about to spiral into another.. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.58! \| SVS
3	Dancing Through History more books like this by Joan Cass add to wishlist This volume traces the activity of dance from its earliest beginnings to its current form on the stages of the modern western world. The book places dance within its cultural context, and shows how complex formal techniques and creative theories have developed. The contributions of major choreographers and performers are set against the background ... see all copies from $30.77! new only from $87.44! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Dance more books like this by Andrée. Grau add to wishlist Integrating words and pictures, this is a reference book on dance structured so that the individual themes of each spread make up a visual story and a self-contained module. On every spread there are photograph of objects shown in real-life close-up detail. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.40! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Kathleen: The Celtic Knot more books like this by Siobhan Parkinson add to wishlist Life is noisy and hard but full of love for 12-year-old Kathleen Murphy and her family. Kathleen dreams of living with her favorite aunt, Polly, far from her crowded home and the strict nuns at the convent school. She's surprised to find that she has a talent for dancing--and a chance to win the dance competition! But Kathleen's family has no ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.50! \| SVS
6	Disenchanting Les Bons Temps: Identity and Authenticity in Cajun Music and Dance more books like this by Charles J Stivale add to wishlist The expression laissez les bons temps rouler - 'let the good times roll' - conveys the sense of exuberance and good times associated with southern Louisiana's vibrant cultural milieu. Yet, for Cajuns, descendants of French settlers exiled from New Brunswick and Nova Scotia in the mid-eighteenth century, this sense of celebration has always been ... see all copies from $4.00! new only from $7.98! \| first editions
7	Cowboy dances, a collection of western square dances more books like this by Lloyd Shaw add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $34.04! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Riverdance: The Story more books like this by Sam Smyth add to wishlist Smyth explains how a seven-minute Eurovision showpiece, designed to fill the interlude during the TV tra nsmission, has gone on to become a theatrical phenomenon. Th e book provides an overview of the origins and influences of traditional Irish music and dance. ' see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.74! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Perspectives on Korean Dance more books like this by Judy Van Zile add to wishlist From palace to village streets to international stage, Korean dance is a vibrant and complex art comprised of many different forms. This is a comprehensive guide to this art. see all copies from $3.72! new only from $3.73! \| first editions
10	The Pocket History of Irish Traditional Music more books like this by Gearoid O hAllmhurain, Gearoid O Naimhurain, Gearoid C'Hallmurain add to wishlist A history of Irish traditional music, song and dance, from the mythological harp of the Dagda to "Riverdance". Exploring a wide range of historical sources, the book also traces the music of the Irish diaspora. see all copies from $5.00!
11 view cover	The Story of Irish Dance more books like this by Helen Brennan add to wishlist From early accounts of dance customs in medieval Ireland to the present, Brennan offers an authoritative look at the evolution of Irish dance. see all copies from $3.96! new only from $11.48! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Communities in Motion: Dance, Community, and Tradition in America's Southeast and Beyond more books like this by Susan Eike Spalding (Editor), Jane Harris Woodside (Editor) add to wishlist This text on vernacular dance provides case studies about a range of forms: old-time square dancing in Virginia, Indiana and Newfoundland; African-American step shows; clogging; Cherokee traditional dance; historical reconstructions of 18th-century dance; and modern contra. see all copies from $7.33! new only from $14.71! \| first editions
13 view cover	The Teaching of Folk Dance more books like this by Anne Schley Duggan, Jeanette Schlottmann, Abbie Rutledge add to wishlist see all copies from $2.70! new only from $14.67! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	A Bird Dance Near Saturday City: Sidi Ballo and the Art of West African Masquerade more books like this by Patrick McNaughton add to wishlist In 1978, Patrick McNaughton witnessed a bird dance masquerade in the small town of Dogoduman. He was so affected by this performance that its dazzling artistic power has never left him. As he revisits that very special evening in "A Bird Dance Near Saturday City", McNaughton carefully considers the components of the performance, its pace, the ... see all copies from $20.00! new only from $27.07!
15 view cover	Highland Balls and Village Halls more books like this by G W Lockhart add to wishlist This publication, a classic in Scottish dancing circles, invites the reader to become aware of this style of dance and, for those already involved, to immerse themselves deeper still. see all copies from $5.48! new only from $8.62! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Dances of Italy more books like this by Bianca Maria Galanti add to wishlist see all copies from $8.01! new only from $14.35! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Let's Dance! more books like this by George Ancona add to wishlist Dancers from around the world twirl and jump through the pages of this book, inviting readers aged 3-8 t o get up and join in the celebrations. ' see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.99!
18 view cover	Shaping Society Through Dance: Mestizo Ritual Performance in the Peruvian Andes more books like this by Zoila S Mendoza add to wishlist During the patron saint fiesta in the Andean town of San Jeronimo, Peru, crowds gather at sunset in the town square, eagerly awaiting the entrance of the colourful dance troupes, or "comparsas". With their masks, music and surprising interpretations of contemporary events, the "comparsas" of the Cusco region are the focus of this multifaceted work ... see all copies from $21.95! new only from $35.00! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Guatemala's Masks and Drama more books like this by Jim Pieper add to wishlist Both long time devotees of the Guatemalan mask/dance culture and newcomers to the subject will be equally fascinated by this colourful and informative book. Hundreds of masks, many accompanied by contextual photographs, appear in full colour and are identified in detail. The author also explains how to evaluate the age of a mask through an ... see all copies from $22.50! new only from $31.89! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	The Gelede Spectacle: Art, Gender, and Social Harmony in African Culture more books like this by Babatunde Lawal add to wishlist Gelede is a popular community festival of masquerade, dance, and song, held several times a year by the Yoruba of Southwestern Nigeria and the Republic of Benin, echoes of which can also be seen in Mardi Gras and Carnival. Lawal bases his book on more than two decades of field research as well as on both published and unpublished scholarly sources ... see all copies from $21.26! new only from $27.25! \| first editions
21 view cover	Choreographic Politics: State Folk Dance Companies, Representation and Power more books like this by Anthony Shay add to wishlist This study of the politics of representation and authentication among state-sponsored or state-assisted "folk ensembles" shows that dance is a culturally significant social phenomena. Anthony Shay is also the author of "Choreophobia". see all copies from $5.00! new only from $22.57! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Scottish Ceilidh Dancing more books like this by David Ewart, May Ewart add to wishlist This guide to Scottish ceilidh dancing takes you through intricate dance steps, shows the various hand holds and introduces dances such as "The Dashing White Sergeant", "The Gay Gordon", "The Gypsy Tap" and "The Lucky Seven". It contains over 50 dances. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.60! \| SVS
23 view cover	May It Fill Your Soul: Experiencing Bulgarian Music more books like this by Timothy Rice add to wishlist This ethnography documents and interprets the history of folk music, song and dance in Bulgaria over a 70-year period of dramatic change. From 1920 to 1989, Bulgaria changed from a nearly medieval village society to a Stalinist-planned industrial economy to a mix of capitalist and socialist markets and cultures. In the context of this history, ... see all copies from $24.01! new only from $41.00! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Irish Dance more books like this by Arthur Flynn add to wishlist This book traces the history of dance in Ireland and reveals how Irish dance has survived centuries of emigration, invasion, and persecution. It is more than the history of dance, however, with chapters on music, dance costumes, competitions, and the phenomenal revival. The book also defines the social and cultural significance of dance in Ireland ... see all copies from $7.94! new only from $11.53! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Swedish Folk Dances more books like this by Nils W Bergquist, C Ward Crampton (Introduction by) add to wishlist see all copies from $11.02! new only from $11.02! \| first editions \| SVS

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