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The Burlesque Handbook

by Jo Weldon ...

“Jo Weldon is the gold-standard for New Burlesque. I am proud to call her my friend, and unashamed to admit she’s my idol.” — Lily Burana, author of Strip City: A Stripper's Farewell Journey Across AmericaFrom one of the stars of the New Burlesque scene, Jo Weldon, comes a definitive, easy-to-use, and indispensable guide to the art form, with a foreword by superstar comedian and burlesque ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

“Jo Weldon is the gold-standard for New Burlesque. I am proud to call her my friend, and unashamed to admit she’s my idol.” — Lily Burana, author of Strip City: A Stripper's Farewell Journey Across AmericaFrom one of the stars of the New Burlesque scene, Jo Weldon, comes a definitive, easy-to-use, and indispensable guide to the art form, with a foreword by superstar comedian and burlesque
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Creativity: Get Going

Creativity: Power of Commitment, #1

by Morwenna Assaf ...

Series Book 1 - Creativity: Power of Commitment
This is the first book in the series Creativity: Power of Commitment. This is a book of daily exercises at a Beginner level that takes 3 months. Be as creative as you can. Ideas for that creativity and also how to not get overwhelmed with the belly dance scene. Lots of business ideas are here too. Take your business to its fullest and let your passion for the dance shine.This book is written for ... Read more

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This is the first book in the series Creativity: Power of Commitment. This is a book of daily exercises at a Beginner level that takes 3 months. Be as creative as you can. Ideas for that creativity and also how to not get overwhelmed with the belly dance scene. Lots of business ideas are here too. Take your business to its fullest and let your passion for the dance shine.This book is written for
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Creativity: Power of Commitment

by Morwenna Assaf ...

The Power of Commitment. This is a book of daily exercises at an Intermediate level that takes over 12 months. Be as creative as you can. Ideas for that creativity and also how to not get overwhelmed with the belly dance scene. Lots of business ideas are here too. Take your business to its fullest and let your passion for the dance shine.This book is written for dance artists to help them handle ... Read more

$11.24 CAD

The Power of Commitment. This is a book of daily exercises at an Intermediate level that takes over 12 months. Be as creative as you can. Ideas for that creativity and also how to not get overwhelmed with the belly dance scene. Lots of business ideas are here too. Take your business to its fullest and let your passion for the dance shine.This book is written for dance artists to help them handle
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The History Of Dance - Ritual Dance

by Lilly Grove ...

This vintage book is a treatise on ritualistic dancing. It delves into the fascinating history of dancing in ancient societies and explores its development within religions ceremonies throughout the ages from the ancient Egyptians to modern Christianity. “The History Of Dance - Ritual Dance” is highly recommended for those with an interest in the relationship between dance and religion and would ... Read more

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This vintage book is a treatise on ritualistic dancing. It delves into the fascinating history of dancing in ancient societies and explores its development within religions ceremonies throughout the ages from the ancient Egyptians to modern Christianity. “The History Of Dance - Ritual Dance” is highly recommended for those with an interest in the relationship between dance and religion and would
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Healing Journeys with the Black Madonna

Chants, Music, and Sacred Practices of the Great Goddess

by Alessandra Belloni ...

An experiential guide to the ancient healing rituals of the Black Madonna• Reveals the practices and rites of the still-living cult of the Black Madonna in the remote villages of Southern Italy, including the healing rites of the tarantella dance• Details shamanic chants, rhythms, and songs and how to use them for self-healing, transformation, and recovery from abuse, trauma, depression, and ... Read more

$14.99 CAD

An experiential guide to the ancient healing rituals of the Black Madonna• Reveals the practices and rites of the still-living cult of the Black Madonna in the remote villages of Southern Italy, including the healing rites of the tarantella dance• Details shamanic chants, rhythms, and songs and how to use them for self-healing, transformation, and recovery from abuse, trauma, depression, and
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Creativity: Success! Finish Line Ahead.

Creativity: Power of Commitment, #4

by Morwenna Assaf ...

Series Book 4 - Creativity: Power of Commitment
This is the fourth book in the series Creativity: Power of Commitment. This is a book of daily exercises at an Intermediate level that takes 3 months. Be as creative as you can. Ideas for that creativity and also how to not get overwhelmed with the belly dance scene. Lots of business ideas are here too. Take your business to its fullest and let your passion for the dance shine.This book is written ... Read more

$3.36 CAD

This is the fourth book in the series Creativity: Power of Commitment. This is a book of daily exercises at an Intermediate level that takes 3 months. Be as creative as you can. Ideas for that creativity and also how to not get overwhelmed with the belly dance scene. Lots of business ideas are here too. Take your business to its fullest and let your passion for the dance shine.This book is written
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Handbook of Dance Terminology

Dictionary of Vocabulary for Middle Eastern Studies

by Morwenna Assaf ...

Middle Eastern Dance is also known as Belly Dance in the USA. It is a misunderstood dance form that deserves respect and recognition equal to that of of other etnic dance forms like Flamenco, Indian and Polynesian. This book helps "raise the barre" by educatingMiddle Eastern dancers and students in general dance theory and terminology. Terms used in all dance forms that pertain to Belly Dance. ... Read more

$8.23 CAD

Middle Eastern Dance is also known as Belly Dance in the USA. It is a misunderstood dance form that deserves respect and recognition equal to that of of other etnic dance forms like Flamenco, Indian and Polynesian. This book helps "raise the barre" by educatingMiddle Eastern dancers and students in general dance theory and terminology. Terms used in all dance forms that pertain to Belly Dance.
... Read more
Dance History

An Introduction

Edited by Janet Adshead-Lansdale, June Layson ...

Originally published in 1983 the first edition rapidly established itself as a core student text. Now fully revised and up-dated it remains the only book to address the rationale, process, techniques and methodologies specific to the study of dance history. For the main body of the text which covers historical studies of dance in its traditional and performance contexts, the editors have brought ... Read more

$76.94 CAD

Originally published in 1983 the first edition rapidly established itself as a core student text. Now fully revised and up-dated it remains the only book to address the rationale, process, techniques and methodologies specific to the study of dance history. For the main body of the text which covers historical studies of dance in its traditional and performance contexts, the editors have brought
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Dancing the New World

Aztecs, Spaniards, and the Choreography of Conquest

by Paul A. Scolieri ...

Series series Latin American and Caribbean Arts and Culture Publication Initiative, Mellon Foundation
Winner, Oscar G. Brockett Book Prize in Dance Research, 2014Honorable Mention, Sally Banes Publication Prize, American Society for Theatre Research, 2014de la Torre Bueno® Special Citation, Society of Dance History Scholars, 2013From Christopher Columbus to “first anthropologist” Friar Bernardino de Sahagún, fifteenth- and sixteenth-century explorers, conquistadors, clerics, scientists, and ... Read more

$55.99 CAD

Winner, Oscar G. Brockett Book Prize in Dance Research, 2014Honorable Mention, Sally Banes Publication Prize, American Society for Theatre Research, 2014de la Torre Bueno® Special Citation, Society of Dance History Scholars, 2013From Christopher Columbus to “first anthropologist” Friar Bernardino de Sahagún, fifteenth- and sixteenth-century explorers, conquistadors, clerics, scientists, and
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Academic Approach to Arabic Dance

For Belly Dancers Who Want to Teach!

by Morwenna Assaf ...

Series series Pre-Session
Middle Eastern Dance also sometimes called Arabic Style/Belly-Danceis a misunderstood for of dance that derervesthe respect, and recognitionequal to that givenother etnic and classicaldance forms. This book is aimedat the instructorsof the danceof the dance as we hopeare educated and knowledgeable enough. It is for those who feel they are ready to teach too. Morwenna is committed to the education ... Read more

$8.23 CAD

Middle Eastern Dance also sometimes called Arabic Style/Belly-Danceis a misunderstood for of dance that derervesthe respect, and recognitionequal to that givenother etnic and classicaldance forms. This book is aimedat the instructorsof the danceof the dance as we hopeare educated and knowledgeable enough. It is for those who feel they are ready to teach too. Morwenna is committed to the education
... Read more
Creativity: Establish Visibility

Creativity: Power of Commitment, #3

by Morwenna Assaf ...

Series Book 3 - Creativity: Power of Commitment
This is the third book in the series Creativity: Power of Commitment. This is a book of daily exercises at an Intermediate level that takes 3 months. Be as creative as you can. Ideas for that creativity and also how to not get overwhelmed with the belly dance scene. Lots of business ideas are here too. Take your business to its fullest and let your passion for the dance shine.This book is written ... Read more

$3.36 CAD

This is the third book in the series Creativity: Power of Commitment. This is a book of daily exercises at an Intermediate level that takes 3 months. Be as creative as you can. Ideas for that creativity and also how to not get overwhelmed with the belly dance scene. Lots of business ideas are here too. Take your business to its fullest and let your passion for the dance shine.This book is written
... Read more
The Haumana Hula Handbook for Students of Hawaiian Dance

A Manual for the Student of Hawaiian Dance

by Mahealani Uchiyama ...

A great resource for students of traditional Hawaiian dance, this beautiful handbook filled with archival photographs covers the origins, language, etiquette, ceremonies, and the spiritual culture of hula. Hula, the indigenous dance of Hawai'i, preserves significant aspects of Native Hawaiian culture with strong ties to health and spirituality. Kumu Hula, persons who are culturally recognized hula ... Read more

$22.39 CAD

A great resource for students of traditional Hawaiian dance, this beautiful handbook filled with archival photographs covers the origins, language, etiquette, ceremonies, and the spiritual culture of hula. Hula, the indigenous dance of Hawai'i, preserves significant aspects of Native Hawaiian culture with strong ties to health and spirituality. Kumu Hula, persons who are culturally recognized hula
... Read more
One with the Music

Cape Breton Step Dance Tradition and Transmission

by Mats Melin, PhD ...

Swedish-born traditional dancer and researcher Mats Melin has worked and performed extensively in the Scottish Highlands, the Hebrides, Orkney and Shetland, in their schools and communities promoting Scottish traditional dance. He has also taught and performed in Sweden, Canada, USA, Russia and New Zealand. Mats has a vast knowledge of all aspects of the Scottish traditional dance scene, but ... Read more

$15.99 CAD

Swedish-born traditional dancer and researcher Mats Melin has worked and performed extensively in the Scottish Highlands, the Hebrides, Orkney and Shetland, in their schools and communities promoting Scottish traditional dance. He has also taught and performed in Sweden, Canada, USA, Russia and New Zealand. Mats has a vast knowledge of all aspects of the Scottish traditional dance scene, but
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The Greatest Male Drummers of All Time: Top 100

by alex trostanetskiy ...

Are you looking for a journey that will take you through The Greatest Male Drummers of All Time: Top 100, along with funny comments and a word puzzle? Then this book is for you. Whether you are looking at this book for curiosity, choices, options, or just for fun; this book fits any criteria. Creating The Greatest Male Drummers of All Time: Top 100 did not happen quickly. It is thorough look at ... Read more

$3.96 CAD

Are you looking for a journey that will take you through The Greatest Male Drummers of All Time: Top 100, along with funny comments and a word puzzle? Then this book is for you. Whether you are looking at this book for curiosity, choices, options, or just for fun; this book fits any criteria. Creating The Greatest Male Drummers of All Time: Top 100 did not happen quickly. It is thorough look at
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Inter-Asia in Motion

Dance as Method

Edited by Emily Wilcox, Soo Ryon Yoon ...

This book explores dance and choreography as sites for the articulation of new theoretical and historical paradigms in inter-Asia cultural studies.The chapters in this volume cover a wide range of dance works, artists, genres, and media, from Kathak to K-pop flash mob dance, from Cold War diplomacy to avant-garde dance collaborations, and from festival dance to dance on screen. Working against the ... Read more

$89.99 CAD

This book explores dance and choreography as sites for the articulation of new theoretical and historical paradigms in inter-Asia cultural studies.The chapters in this volume cover a wide range of dance works, artists, genres, and media, from Kathak to K-pop flash mob dance, from Cold War diplomacy to avant-garde dance collaborations, and from festival dance to dance on screen. Working against the
... Read more
Creativity: Find Your Stride

Creativity: Power of Commitment, #2

by Morwenna Assaf ...

Series Book 2 - Creativity: Power of Commitment
This is the second book in the series Creativity: Power of Commitment. This is a book of daily exercises at an Intermediate level that takes 3 months. Be as creative as you can. Ideas for that creativity and also how to not get overwhelmed with the belly dance scene. Lots of business ideas are here too. Take your business to its fullest and let your passion for the dance shine.This book is written ... Read more

$3.36 CAD

This is the second book in the series Creativity: Power of Commitment. This is a book of daily exercises at an Intermediate level that takes 3 months. Be as creative as you can. Ideas for that creativity and also how to not get overwhelmed with the belly dance scene. Lots of business ideas are here too. Take your business to its fullest and let your passion for the dance shine.This book is written
... Read more
A Simple Story

The Last Malambo

by Leila Guerriero ...

Translated by Frances Riddle ...

Obsession and mastery in their purest states: the story of one dancer’s attempt to win the biggest contest of his life.Every year, at the height of summer, the remote Argentine village of Laborde holds the national malambo contest. Centuries-old, this shatteringly demanding traditional gaucho dance is governed by the most rigid rules. And this festival has one stipulation that makes it unique: the ... Read more

$18.99 CAD

Obsession and mastery in their purest states: the story of one dancer’s attempt to win the biggest contest of his life.Every year, at the height of summer, the remote Argentine village of Laborde holds the national malambo contest. Centuries-old, this shatteringly demanding traditional gaucho dance is governed by the most rigid rules. And this festival has one stipulation that makes it unique: the
... Read more
Dancing Out of Bali

by John Coast ...

Series series Periplus Classics Series
"If you know where to look, you can still discover and recognize what it was that intoxicating John Coast fifty years ago." -Sir David AttenboroughThis book is one of the great classics about Bali, now with dozens of illustrations and photographs.Dancing out of Bali is a fascinating personal account of a young Englishman who settled in a small house in Bali in the midst of the political turmoil ... Read more

$9.99 CAD

"If you know where to look, you can still discover and recognize what it was that intoxicating John Coast fifty years ago." -Sir David AttenboroughThis book is one of the great classics about Bali, now with dozens of illustrations and photographs.Dancing out of Bali is a fascinating personal account of a young Englishman who settled in a small house in Bali in the midst of the political turmoil
... Read more
Cantos y danzas populares de Europa

by Giuseppe Presti, Nicoletta Romanelli ...

De la misma forma que la fotografía captura un paisaje, un monumento o un traje regional, también la música puede recoger el sentir de un pueblo, un país, o una cultura la música nos habla a todos con su lenguaje universal y nos habla de todos con intensidad, transmitiéndonos la esencia de cada país: alemania, austria, españa, francia, holanda, irlanda, italia… leyendo este libro y escuchando su ... Read more

$10.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

De la misma forma que la fotografía captura un paisaje, un monumento o un traje regional, también la música puede recoger el sentir de un pueblo, un país, o una cultura la música nos habla a todos con su lenguaje universal y nos habla de todos con intensidad, transmitiéndonos la esencia de cada país: alemania, austria, españa, francia, holanda, irlanda, italia… leyendo este libro y escuchando su
... Read more
50則非知不可的世界民間舞蹈知識

by 陳蒨蒨, 孫菲 ...

民間舞是一切舞蹈之母，來自於世世代代文化的累積，不曾離開我們腳下的土地。隨著舞者鮮活美麗的步伐，踏遍山川湖海，感受絢爛的人間煙火。舞蹈是表現人類情感最直接、最形象的方式。在沒有舞者的遙遠年代，舞蹈的發生存在著不同的動機，有為了生活技能的傳承而創造的舞步，有為了呼朋引伴而展現的舞姿，還有為了發洩過剩精力的躍動，與祈求天地庇佑的陣型。民間舞蹈是人們生活的一部分，是當地社會中人們集體創造的結晶，然後被一代代地傳承下來。起源自然大地，真實地反映了舞者的靈感與願望，也是當地文化風俗的直接展現。本書向讀者介紹世界各地中，千姿百態的民間舞─全世界的民間舞有多少種？民間舞與大自然有什麼關係？「離太陽最近的人」說的是誰？英國的民間舞都有哪些？跳民間舞真的可以交到女朋友嗎？所有您想知道的民間舞問題，都可以在其中找到解答。【作者簡介】陳蒨蒨臺灣宜蘭縣人。大學畢業於中國文化大學舞蹈學系，2004年赴北京進修 ... Read more

$20.99 CAD

民間舞是一切舞蹈之母，來自於世世代代文化的累積，不曾離開我們腳下的土地。隨著舞者鮮活美麗的步伐，踏遍山川湖海，感受絢爛的人間煙火。舞蹈是表現人類情感最直接、最形象的方式。在沒有舞者的遙遠年代，舞蹈的發生存在著不同的動機，有為了生活技能的傳承而創造的舞步，有為了呼朋引伴而展現的舞姿，還有為了發洩過剩精力的躍動，與祈求天地庇佑的陣型。民間舞蹈是人們生活的一部分，是當地社會中人們集體創造的結晶，然後被一代代地傳承下來。起源自然大地，真實地反映了舞者的靈感與願望，也是當地文化風俗的直接展現。本書向讀者介紹世界各地中，千姿百態的民間舞─全世界的民間舞有多少種？民間舞與大自然有什麼關係？「離太陽最近的人」說的是誰？英國的民間舞都有哪些？跳民間舞真的可以交到女朋友嗎？所有您想知道的民間舞問題，都可以在其中找到解答。【作者簡介】陳蒨蒨臺灣宜蘭縣人。大學畢業於中國文化大學舞蹈學系，2004年赴北京進修
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Dance and Authoritarianism

These Boots Are Made for Dancing

by Anthony Shay ...

Everyone who viewed the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games can understand the power of dance and mass movement in the service of politics. While examples of such public performances and huge festivals are familiar in Nazi Germany, the former Soviet Union and today's North Korea, this new book addresses the lesser known examples of Spain under Franco, the Dominican Republic, Iran, ... Read more

$28.99 CAD

Everyone who viewed the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games can understand the power of dance and mass movement in the service of politics. While examples of such public performances and huge festivals are familiar in Nazi Germany, the former Soviet Union and today's North Korea, this new book addresses the lesser known examples of Spain under Franco, the Dominican Republic, Iran,
... Read more
Die Enkelin

by Annemarie Nikolaus ...

Series series Quick, quick, slow - Tanzclub Lietzensee
Madeline Lagrange, die Enkelin des Vorsitzenden des „Tanzclubs Lietzensee“ sieht Tanzen lediglich als Kulturtechnik, die sie ohne großen Ehrgeiz lernt. Dann trifft sie auf die Square Dance-Gruppe des Vereins. Und sie verliert ihr Herz – nicht nur an den Tanz, sondern auch an den Caller der Gruppe, den Amerikaner Chris Rinehart.Chris ist vom ersten Augenblick an fasziniert von Madeline. Aber er ist ... Read more

$4.49 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Madeline Lagrange, die Enkelin des Vorsitzenden des „Tanzclubs Lietzensee“ sieht Tanzen lediglich als Kulturtechnik, die sie ohne großen Ehrgeiz lernt. Dann trifft sie auf die Square Dance-Gruppe des Vereins. Und sie verliert ihr Herz – nicht nur an den Tanz, sondern auch an den Caller der Gruppe, den Amerikaner Chris Rinehart.Chris ist vom ersten Augenblick an fasziniert von Madeline. Aber er ist
... Read more
ईश्वर के अपने देश के देवता

तेय्यम

by Saji Madapat, Tiger Rider, EPM Mavericks ...

ईश्वर के अपने देश के देवता एक ओझल हुई संस्कृति और उसके आसपास के समुदायों की याद दिलाते हैं। तेय्यम केरल - ईश्वर के अपने देश, भारत में द्रविड़ संस्कृति को दर्शाता अनुष्ठानों से पूर्ण एक कला रूप है। यह पुस्तक तेय्यम, उसे जुड़े सुंदर चित्र और सैकड़ों कहानियों के बारे में विस्तृत जानकारी प्रदान करती है। हम यह पुस्तक तेय्यम कलाकारों को समर्पित करते हैं, जो "लोगों के, लोगों के द्वारा, लोगों के लिए" वास ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

ईश्वर के अपने देश के देवता एक ओझल हुई संस्कृति और उसके आसपास के समुदायों की याद दिलाते हैं। तेय्यम केरल - ईश्वर के अपने देश, भारत में द्रविड़ संस्कृति को दर्शाता अनुष्ठानों से पूर्ण एक कला रूप है। यह पुस्तक तेय्यम, उसे जुड़े सुंदर चित्र और सैकड़ों कहानियों के बारे में विस्तृत जानकारी प्रदान करती है। हम यह पुस्तक तेय्यम कलाकारों को समर्पित करते हैं, जो "लोगों के, लोगों के द्वारा, लोगों के लिए" वास
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The Italian Dance Quest. Finding Power, Wealth, and Innovation

by Anna Harsh ...

Anna Harsh, dancer and Italian American takes a trip to Italy with her mother and brother as a child that sets her on a path which changes her life forever.The Italian Dance Quest is a travel memoir of an adventure that has made a lasting impact on the life of this Italian-American dancer. Be immersed into five different regions through dances that reflect the people, food, and history. Anna ... Read more

$5.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Anna Harsh, dancer and Italian American takes a trip to Italy with her mother and brother as a child that sets her on a path which changes her life forever.The Italian Dance Quest is a travel memoir of an adventure that has made a lasting impact on the life of this Italian-American dancer. Be immersed into five different regions through dances that reflect the people, food, and history. Anna
... Read more

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