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1	Ballet & Modern Dance: A Concise History more books like this by Jack Anderson see all copies from $3.10! new only from $16.53! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	The dancer prepares; modern dance for beginners more books like this by James Penrod, Janice Gudde Plastino Written by two highly-regarded professional choreographer dancers, this accessible activity book introduces students to the techniques, combinations, and vocabulary of modern dance. It offers concrete, practical information for beginning and intermediate dancers. Key changes to this new edition include a new chapter on improvization with ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.80! \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Art of Making Dances more books like this by Doris Humphrey 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 $3.49! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Blood memory more books like this by Martha Graham This is Martha Graham's own account of her singular life and career, which spans the century. Illustrated with over 100 photographs, many from her own collection, her autobiography contains portraits of the extraordinary artists whom she knew, and with whom she worked. She tells of her continual struggle against poverty and adversity, to create ... see all copies from $5.34! first editions
5	Martha Graham: A Dancer's Life more books like this by Russell Freedman A photo-biography of the American dancer, teacher, and choreographer who was born in Pittsburgh in 1895 and who became a leading figure in the world of modern dance. see all copies from $3.50! new only from $13.78! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Airborne: The New Dance Photography of Lois Greenfield more books like this by Lois Greenfield "Breaking Bounds brought Lois Greenfield's pioneering work in dance photography widespread acclaim and a dedicated following. Now with "Airborne, her first book in over six years, Greenfield takes us to spectacular new heights. Collaborating with some of the world's finest dancers from such illustrious dance companies as the Martha Graham Dance ... see all copies from $7.23! new only from $21.80! \| first editions
7	Howling Near Heaven: Twyla Tharp and the Reinvention of Modern Dance more books like this by Marcia B Siegel For more than four decades, Twyla Tharp has been a phenomenon in American dance, a choreographer who not only broke the rules but refused to repeat her own successes. At the conclusion of "Howling Near Heaven," Marcia Siegel writes about the thrill of watching Tharp choreograph in 1991: "Tharp's movement can be planned or spontaneous, personal, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.94! \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Modern Dance: Seven Statements of Belief more books like this by Selma J Cohen (Editor) CONTRIBUTORS: Jose Limon, Anna Sokolow, Erick Hawkins, Donald McKayle, Alwin Nikolas, Pauline Koner, Paul Taylor. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.34! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Prime Movers: The Makers of Modern Dance in America more books like this by Joseph H Mazo The lives and works of the choreographer-dancers who created American modern dance come vividly to life in this graceful and witty book. It illuminates such greats as Loie Fuller, Isadora Duncan, Ruth St. Denis, Ted Shawn, Doris Humphrey, Martha Graham, Merce Cunningham, and Twyla Tharp. Together, they made up the group of geniuses who created a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.41! \| first editions
10	The Vision of Modern Dance: In the Words of Its Creators more books like this by Jean Brown (Editor), Naomi Mindlin (Editor), Charles H Woodford (Editor) This is the moving story of the development of modern dance as told by the visionary artists who created it. The powerful words of Isadora Duncan, Martha Graham, Doris Humphrey, Ruth St. Denis, and twenty nine other modern dance artists come to life in these original essays. see all copies from $6.59! new only from $13.12! \| SVS
11	Martha: The Life and Work of Martha Graham more books like this by Agnes De Mille Martha Graham was a visionary genius, a choreographer and dancer who single-handedly invented a new language of dance. She was also a tempestuous and unrelenting taskmaster and a woman who would sacrifice everything - love, friendship, money - for the sake of her art. De Mille was Graham's friend from the 1920s until Graham's death in 1991. This ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $67.05! \| first editions \| SVS
12	Ailey Spirit: The Journey of an American Dance Company more books like this by Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Robert Tracy, Wynton Marsalis (Foreword by) Published to coincide with the opening of Alvin Ailey's brand-new building in NYC, these stunning images are accompanied by extracts from in-depth interviews with dozens of dancers and artists associated with the company for over 45 years. see all copies from $2.48! new only from $7.58! \| first editions
13 view cover	Ballet and modern dance more books like this by Susan Au Whether as performers or spectators, more people enjoy dance today than ever before. Its extraordinary range extends from classical ballet and baroque court spectacles to avant-garde modern dance, tap and world dance. Everyone with an interest in dance will have felt the need for a guide to the art's rich history and complex present state. Susan ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $10.86! \| SVS
14	Martha Graham, Sixteen Dances in Photographs more books like this by Barbara Morgan see all copies from $15.95! signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	No Fixed Points: Dance in the Twentieth Century more books like this by Nancy Reynolds, Malcolm McCormick This book chronicles 100 years of dramatic developments in ballet, modern and experimental dance for stage and screen in Europe and North America. The volume encompasses the history of theatrical dance from 1900 through to 2000. Beginning with turn-of-the-century dancer-choreographers like Loie Fuller, Isadora Duncan, Michel Fokine and a bit later ... see all copies from $30.99! new only from $55.15!
16 view cover	The Shapes of Change more books like this by Marcia B Siegel see all copies from $1.99! new only from $25.19! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	The Cecchetti Method of Classical Ballet: Theory and Technique more books like this by Cyril W Beaumont, Stanislas Idzikowski, Enrico Cecchetti (Preface by) Cecchetti (1850-1928) performed and taught in Russia and with Diaghilev's troupe. Assisted by of one of Cecchetti's star pupils, Stanislas Idzikowski, Cyril Beaumont codified Cecchetti's program for this book, which includes a numbered series of instructions for each exercise in addition to numerous illustrations. 109 black-and-white illustrations ... see all copies from $7.88! new only from $12.35! \| SVS
18 view cover	The Routledge Dance Studies Reader more books like this by Alexandra Carter (Editor) This volume represents the range and diversity of writings from the 1980s and 1990s, providing contemporary perspectives on ballet, modern dance, postmodern "movement performance" jazz, South Asian dance and Black dance. Alexandra Carter traces the development of dance studies internationally and surveys current debates about the methods and ... see all copies from $31.99! new only from $37.46! \| SVS
19 view cover	Basic Concepts in Modern Dance: A Creative Approach more books like this by Gay Cheney This book provides an introduction to modern dance and body movement techniques. It begins with an overview of the history of modern dance and proceeds to a discussion of basic body movement, improvisation, and choreography. A series of clearly photographed exercises enables the dancer to execute each movement properly and to learn to use the body ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.41! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Moving from Within: A New Method for Dance Making more books like this by Alma H. Hawkins, Murray Louis (Illustrator) A new approach to creating dances for teachers and students of creative movement, modern dance, ballet, jazz, and aerobics from the founder of the UCLA Department of Dance. see all copies from $5.25! new only from $99.51! \| first editions
21 view cover	Harnessing the Wind: The Art of Teaching Modern Dance more books like this by Jan Erkert This is a philosophical guide for the dance field about the art of teaching modern dance, integrating somatic theories, scientific research and contemporary aesthetic practices. This book asks the reader to make conscious choices about what, why and how they teach. Abstract and imaginative photographs depict mood motion and emotion, illuminating ... see all copies from $26.77! new only from $26.77! \| SVS
22 view cover	Art Without Boundaries: The World of Modern Dance more books like this by Jack Anderson This volume is a comprehensive history of one of the liveliest and most unpredictable of the arts. Treating modern dance as a self-renewing art, Anderson follows its changes over the decades and discusses the visionary choreographers who have devised new modes of movement. see all copies from $3.05! new only from $26.94! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Dancing Modernism / Performing Politics more books like this by Mark Franko "Dancing Modernism/Performing Politics" is a revisionary account of the evolution of "modern dance." Questioning the common notion that the dancing image reflects a relation of dance to culture, Mark Franko calls for a historicization of aesthetics that considers the often-ignored political dimension of expressive action. Employing an ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.60! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	The modern dance more books like this by John Joseph Martin see all copies from $4.95! first editions
25	Divine Dancer: A Biography of Ruth St. Denis more books like this by Suzanne Shelton see all copies from $3.15! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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