The Wondrous World of Social Dancing in Canada: Come Dance Ballroom, Salsa, Square-Dance and Argentine Tango with Me!
Title | The Wondrous World of Social Dancing in Canada: Come Dance Ballroom, Salsa, Square-Dance and Argentine Tango with Me! PDF eBook |
Author | Yuen |
Publisher | Library and Archives Canada |
Pages | 234 |
Release | 2021-08-10 |
Genre | Health & Fitness |
ISBN | 9781777714604 |
The books details how Canadians who dance for social reasons have made it: a fun activity, exceptional exercise, spiritual awakening, and a therapeutic medium.
Social Dancing of To-day
Title | Social Dancing of To-day PDF eBook |
Author | Troy Kinney |
Publisher | |
Pages | 72 |
Release | 1914 |
Genre | Ballroom dancing |
ISBN |
This is one of the most valuable dance manuals for the study of social dance practices during the ragtime era. The manual is enhanced by twenty six photographs of several important exhibition dance teams (for example, Irene and Vernon Castle; Maurice and Florence Walden). More than thirty steps are described including the one step, tango, Brazilian maxixe, and the hesitation waltz.
Two by Two
Title | Two by Two PDF eBook |
Author | Eve Babitz |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 208 |
Release | 2018-08-07 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 1982113952 |
A Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.
Modern Dancing
Title | Modern Dancing PDF eBook |
Author | Vernon Castle |
Publisher | |
Pages | 194 |
Release | 1914 |
Genre | Ballroom dancing |
ISBN |
Complete Guide to Dancing
Title | Complete Guide to Dancing PDF eBook |
Author | Helene Davis |
Publisher | |
Pages | 146 |
Release | 1923 |
Genre | Ballroom dancing |
ISBN |
Hold Me Tight and Tango Me Home
Title | Hold Me Tight and Tango Me Home PDF eBook |
Author | Maria Finn |
Publisher | Algonquin Books |
Pages | 240 |
Release | 2010-02-09 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1565129725 |
“Beautifully told. Maria Finn relays her adventures in the world of tango with excitement, wit, and insight.” —Robert Farris Thompson, author of Tango: The Art History of Love Maria Finn's husband was cheating. First she threw him out. Then she cried. Then she signed up for tango lessons. It turns out that tango has a lot to teach about understanding love and loss, about learning how to follow and how to lead, how to live with style and flair, take risks, and sort out what it is you really want. As Maria's world begins to revolve around the friendships she makes in dance class and the milongas (social dances) she attends regularly in New York City, we discover with her the fascinating culture, history, music, moves, and beauty of the Argentine tango. With each new dance step she learns—the embrace, the walk, the sweep, the exit—she is one step closer to returning to the world of the living. Eventually Maria travels to Buenos Aires, the birthplace of tango, and finds the confidence to try romance again. As exhilarating as the dance itself, the story whirls us into the center of the ballroom dancing craze. And buoyed by the author's humor and passion, it imparts surprising insights about how to get on with life after you've lost in love.
Worlds of social dancing
Title | Worlds of social dancing PDF eBook |
Author | James Nott |
Publisher | Manchester University Press |
Pages | 267 |
Release | 2022-03-22 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 1526156245 |
By the 1920s, much of the world was ‘dance mad,’ as dancers from Buenos Aires to Tokyo, from Manchester to Johannesburg and from Chelyabinsk to Auckland, engaged in the Charleston, the foxtrot and a whole host of other fashionable dances. Worlds of social dancing examines how these dance cultures spread around the globe at this time and how they were altered to suit local tastes. As it looks at dance as a ‘social world’, the book explores the social and personal relationships established in encounters on dance floors on all continents. It also acknowledges the impact of radio and (sound) film as well as the contribution of dance teachers, musicians and other entertainment professionals to the making of the new dance culture.