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1	African Healing Dance more books like this by Wyoma add to wishlist Step-by-step course on the healing tradition and expressive movements that are unique to Africa's dance heritage. see all copies from $40.99! new only from $40.99!
2	The Little Capoeira Book more books like this by Nestor Capoeira, Alex Ladd (Translator) add to wishlist In this best-selling capoeira title, now branded as a Blue Snake Book, Nestor Capoeira starts off with an in-depth history of the Brazilian art, giving the most popular theories for the origins and purposes of this movement that combines the grace of dance with lethal self-defence techniques in a unique game-song structure. He discusses some of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.77! \| first editions \| SVS
3	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 $9.20! new only from $48.86! \| first editions
4	Capoeira: A Brazilian Art Form: History, Philosophy, and Practice more books like this by Bira Almeida add to wishlist Capoeira weaves fighting, music, dance, prayer, and ritual into an urgent strategy by which people live, struggle, celebrate, and survive together. In this book Bira Almeida--or Mestre Acordeon as he is respectfully called in capoeira circles--documents his own tradition with both the panoramic eye of the historian and the passionate heart of the ... see all copies from $9.00! new only from $29.63! \| first editions
5	The art of flamenco more books like this by D. E. Pohren add to wishlist see all copies from $35.00! first editions
6	Flamenco: Gypsy Dance and Music from Andalusia more books like this by Claus Schreiner (Editor), Mollie C Peters (Translator) add to wishlist Written by a group of flamenco enthusiasts, this book traces the history and development of flamenco, the folk dance created by the gypsies of the Andalusian region of Spain in the 19th century still popular today. It also serves as a guide to the performers and places that maintain the tradition. see all copies from $4.95! new only from $7.99! \| first editions
7	Cherokee dance and drama more books like this by Frank G. Speck add to wishlist see all copies from $6.95! new only from $9.95! \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Black Tradition in American Dance more books like this by Richard A Long add to wishlist Chronicles the Afro-American influence on modern dance and on choreographers like Martha Graham and George Balanchine. Illustrated by photos of great performances and performers. see all copies from $4.86! new only from $70.79! \| first editions
9	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 $6.93! new only from $8.48! \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Hidden History of Capoeira: A Collision of Cultures in the Brazilian Battle Dance more books like this by Maya Talmon-Chvaicer add to wishlist Capoeira, a Brazilian battle dance and national sport, has become popular all over the world. First brought to Brazil by African slaves and first documented in the late eighteenth century, capoeira has undergone many transformations as it has diffused throughout Brazilian society and beyond, taking on a multiplicity of meanings for those who ... see all copies from $19.95! new only from $30.00! \| SVS
11	Everynight Life - PB more books like this by Celeste F Delgado (Editor), Jose Esteban Munoz (Editor), Celeste Fraserdelgado (Editor) add to wishlist The function of dance in Latin/o American culture is the focus of the essays collected in "Everynight Life". The contributors interpret how Latin/o culture expresses itself through dance, approaching the material from the varying perspectives of literary, cultural, dance, performance, queer, and feminist studies. Viewing dance as privileged sites ... see all copies from $12.89! new only from $28.32! \| first editions \| SVS
12	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
13	After the rain more books like this by John Bowen add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $89.95! \| first editions
14 view cover	Partners All, Places All! more books like this by Miriam H Kirkell add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.55! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	American Square Dances of the West and Southwest more books like this by Lee Owens add to wishlist Take your partner by the hand and get ready to join the hoedown with this guide to square dancing, a fun and traditional way for friends, neighbours and families of all ages to keep fit and relax. First published in 1949, American Square Dances Of The West And Southwest is a simple and clear introduction to square dancing moves and calls. With the ... see all copies from $3.50! new only from $15.71! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	International Folk Dancing U.S.A. more books like this by Betty Casey add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $28.98! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	The Language of Spanish Dance: A Dictionary and Reference Manual more books like this by Matteo, Matteo Marcellus Vitucci, Louis Gioia (Illustrator) add to wishlist This publication on Spanish dance includes: photographs and art reproductions that effectively illustrate points that are made in the text, a bibliography of more than 250 works, the basic rhythms and melodic lines for fifteen flamenco dances, and an index. see all copies from $32.78! new only from $32.78! \| SVS
18 view cover	The Square Dance and Contra Dance Handbook: Calls, Dance Movements, Music, Glossary, Bibliography, Discography, and Directories more books like this by Margot Gunzenhauser add to wishlist This comprehensive guide to traditional style square and contra dancing, sometimes referred to as "country dancing," covers both music and style and gives background information on various dance types and calling techniques. Ninety dances, presented in chapters according to type (mixers, progressive circles, contra, Southern mountain style, ... see all copies from $7.10! new only from $70.74! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	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 $3.93! new only from $7.84! \| first editions
20 view cover	May I Have the Pleasure? more books like this by Belinda Quirey add to wishlist This book sets out to trace the development of our social dancing from its origins in the ancient ring dances of antiquity to the teenager's beat dancing of today. From the invention of the couple dance by Troubadors of Provence, through the domination of the Italian, the English and the French courts to the French Revolution and then on to the ... see all copies from $17.00! new only from $35.55!
21 view cover	Discovering English folk dance more books like this by Hugh Rippon add to wishlist There are not many countries where the traditional dances, songs and music of the past have become so successfully integrated into modern everyday life as they have in England. This book tells the uninitiated where they may see folk dancing in England and how they may join in if they wish. The history and evolution of the dances that have survived ... see all copies from $3.99! new only from $7.82! \| SVS
22	Dance, Art & Ritual Africa more books like this by Michel Huet add to wishlist see all copies from $8.99! new only from $29.95! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	Hula Heaven: The Queen's Album more books like this by Mark Blackburn add to wishlist Photographs taken in the 1880s and 1890s representing the ultimate Hawaiian experience and art form, the Hula, were gathered by the last reigning monarch of Hawaii, Queen Liliuokalani (1839 -1917), who reigned from 1891 until 1893. They were presented in an album to her personal nurse as a token of her Aloha. A brief history of the Queens ... see all copies from $10.00! new only from $17.08! \| first editions
24 view cover	English Dancing Master more books like this by John Playford add to wishlist see all copies from $9.18! new only from $9.18!
25 view cover	Clog and character dances more books like this by Helen Frost add to wishlist 1931. From the Foreword: Clog and character dancing has its place in education as a wholesome means of expression. The clog dance is as old, if not older, than the folk dance; its development has been unrecorded, but reference to it is made in all complete historic studies of dancing. Through pantomime, tapping, and lilting step, the clog dance ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.89! \| first editions \| SVS

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