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Bottom of the Pyramid

A Memoir of Persevering, Dancing for Myself, and Starring in My Own Life

by Nia Sioux ...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"Sioux’s harrowing reality TV ordeal cuts deep, and her subsequent self-assurance is endearing and infectious. It adds up to an inspiring account of reclaiming artistic agency.” - Publisher’s WeeklyWhen you’ve been told over and over that you belong at the bottom, how do you come out on top? Dance Moms star and triple threat Nia Sioux shows the way via her story of ... Read more

$19.99 CAD

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"Sioux’s harrowing reality TV ordeal cuts deep, and her subsequent self-assurance is endearing and infectious. It adds up to an inspiring account of reclaiming artistic agency.” - Publisher’s WeeklyWhen you’ve been told over and over that you belong at the bottom, how do you come out on top? Dance Moms star and triple threat Nia Sioux shows the way via her story of
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This Far

My Story of Love, Loss, and Embracing the Light

by Allison Holker ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“A celebration of the healing power of family and dance, Holker’s memoir shows how to heal from tragedy without wrapping everything up in a neat bow.” – Library JournalIn this candid and emotional memoir, Allison Holker opens up about her incredible dance career, her relationship with Stephen “tWitch” Boss, and the resilience that has carried her forward after his death ... Read more

$19.99 CAD

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“A celebration of the healing power of family and dance, Holker’s memoir shows how to heal from tragedy without wrapping everything up in a neat bow.” – Library JournalIn this candid and emotional memoir, Allison Holker opens up about her incredible dance career, her relationship with Stephen “tWitch” Boss, and the resilience that has carried her forward after his death
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Une nuit avec toi (Livre lesbien, roman lesbien) Roman lesbien Boss - Employée et slow burn

by Kyrian Malone, Livre Lesbien - Steditions ...

Series series Roman lesbien
Sa patronne tient un club de danseuses... et elle va danser pour elle !Danielle Reevers connaît les projecteurs, la musique enivrante et les regards qui la déshabillent avant même qu’elle ne monte sur scène. Danseuse talentueuse dans un club de Los Angeles, elle jongle entre sa passion, ses responsabilités de mère célibataire et une vie qui semble lui échapper. Mais sa rencontre explosive avec ... Read more

$9.99 CAD

Sa patronne tient un club de danseuses... et elle va danser pour elle !Danielle Reevers connaît les projecteurs, la musique enivrante et les regards qui la déshabillent avant même qu’elle ne monte sur scène. Danseuse talentueuse dans un club de Los Angeles, elle jongle entre sa passion, ses responsabilités de mère célibataire et une vie qui semble lui échapper. Mais sa rencontre explosive avec
... Read more
Beautiful Dancing

Livre lesbien, Roman lesbien

by Mélina Dicci, Homoromance Éditions – Romans Lesbiens ...

► Résumé : Après une rupture difficile, Jude une jeune femme discrète, voit son quotidien basculer lorsque sa mère l’inscrit de force à Beautiful Dancing, un concours télévisé. Problème, Jude n’a jamais dansé de sa vie. Propulsée aux côtés de Meghan Bradley, danseuse étoilée et adulée, elle devra se surpasser et sortir de sa zone de confort. Entre l’exigence de Meghan et la maladresse de Jude, ... Read more

$13.99 CAD

► Résumé : Après une rupture difficile, Jude une jeune femme discrète, voit son quotidien basculer lorsque sa mère l’inscrit de force à Beautiful Dancing, un concours télévisé. Problème, Jude n’a jamais dansé de sa vie. Propulsée aux côtés de Meghan Bradley, danseuse étoilée et adulée, elle devra se surpasser et sortir de sa zone de confort. Entre l’exigence de Meghan et la maladresse de Jude,
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Tango

The Art History of Love (With a Foreword by David Byrne)

by Robert Farris Thompson ...

In this generously illustrated book, world-renowned Yale art historian Robert Farris Thompson gives us the definitive account of tango, "the fabulous dance of the past hundred years–and the most beautiful, in the opinion of Martha Graham.”Thompson traces tango’s evolution in the nineteenth century under European, Andalusian-Gaucho, and African influences through its representations by Hollywood ... Read more

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In this generously illustrated book, world-renowned Yale art historian Robert Farris Thompson gives us the definitive account of tango, "the fabulous dance of the past hundred years–and the most beautiful, in the opinion of Martha Graham.”Thompson traces tango’s evolution in the nineteenth century under European, Andalusian-Gaucho, and African influences through its representations by Hollywood
... Read more
Michael Jackson: In Search of Neverland

by Gloria Rhoads Berlin ...

Gloria Rhoads Berlin and her intimate account of how she and Son Will helped Michael find his slice of Heaven in the Private Valley Estate known as Neverland. Gloria co-created with son Will the Michael Jackson Worldwide Fan ClubThis is the Never-told before True Life StoryFrom there Private JourneysGloria and son Will had with they're great fun friend Michael Jackson,Fromm finding his Dream ... Read more

$24.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Gloria Rhoads Berlin and her intimate account of how she and Son Will helped Michael find his slice of Heaven in the Private Valley Estate known as Neverland. Gloria co-created with son Will the Michael Jackson Worldwide Fan ClubThis is the Never-told before True Life StoryFrom there Private JourneysGloria and son Will had with they're great fun friend Michael Jackson,Fromm finding his Dream
... Read more
Salsa Dancing For Beginners

by Leo Boone ...

This book covers several topics including:Chapter 1: Salsa Dancing HistoryChapter 2: Learn To Dance Salsa With Passion - 5 SecretsChapter 3: How To Dance - Five Golden Tips And Tricks To Know How To DanceSmooth Salsa SpinsChapter 4: How To Dance - Secret Tips To Learn How To Dance Like A SalsaProfessionalChapter 5: Salsa Class - A Countdown Of The 7 Things A Salsa Dancer Should TryChapter 6: Learn ... Read more

$9.58 CAD

This book covers several topics including:Chapter 1: Salsa Dancing HistoryChapter 2: Learn To Dance Salsa With Passion - 5 SecretsChapter 3: How To Dance - Five Golden Tips And Tricks To Know How To DanceSmooth Salsa SpinsChapter 4: How To Dance - Secret Tips To Learn How To Dance Like A SalsaProfessionalChapter 5: Salsa Class - A Countdown Of The 7 Things A Salsa Dancer Should TryChapter 6: Learn
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George Balanchine

The Ballet Maker

by Robert Gottlieb ...

Series Book 48 - Eminent Lives
"Gottlieb captures both the divine and human, offering an elegant, sharp, and sophisticated take on the choreographer's life." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)Written by the gifted author, editor, and dance critic Robert Gottlieb, George Balanchine describes the life and art of the celebrated, revolutionary ballet choreographer and founder of The New York City Ballet.The foremost contemporary ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

"Gottlieb captures both the divine and human, offering an elegant, sharp, and sophisticated take on the choreographer's life." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)Written by the gifted author, editor, and dance critic Robert Gottlieb, George Balanchine describes the life and art of the celebrated, revolutionary ballet choreographer and founder of The New York City Ballet.The foremost contemporary
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Dancefilm

Choreography and the Moving Image

by Erin Brannigan ...

Dancefilm: Choreography and the Moving Image examines the choreographic in cinema - the way choreographic elements inform cinematic operations in dancefilm. It traces the history of the form from some of its earliest manifestations in the silent film era, through the historic avant-garde, musicals and music videos to contemporary experimental short dancefilms. In so doing it also examines some of ... Read more

$43.19 CAD

Dancefilm: Choreography and the Moving Image examines the choreographic in cinema - the way choreographic elements inform cinematic operations in dancefilm. It traces the history of the form from some of its earliest manifestations in the silent film era, through the historic avant-garde, musicals and music videos to contemporary experimental short dancefilms. In so doing it also examines some of
... Read more
On Site

Methods for Site-Specific Performance Creation

by Stephan Koplowitz ...

On Site: Methods for Site-Specific Performance Creation is a practical book for artists and students at all levels who create or are learning to create making sited dance works. Author Stephan Koplowitz covers specific, hands-on strategies for an array of issues to consider before, during, and after embarking upon a project, including site selection, procuring permits, designing the audience ... Read more

$40.79 CAD

On Site: Methods for Site-Specific Performance Creation is a practical book for artists and students at all levels who create or are learning to create making sited dance works. Author Stephan Koplowitz covers specific, hands-on strategies for an array of issues to consider before, during, and after embarking upon a project, including site selection, procuring permits, designing the audience
... Read more
The Moving Body (Le Corps Poétique)

Teaching Creative Theatre

by Jacques Lecoq ...

Translated by David Bradby ...

Series series Theatre Makers
'In life, I want students to be alive and on stage I want them to be artists' Jacques LecoqJacques Lecoq was one of the most inspirational theatre teachers of our age. In The Moving Body, he shares with us first-hand his unique philosophy of performance, improvisation, masks, movement and gesture, which together form one of the greatest influences on contemporary theatre.Neutral mask, character ... Read more

$31.99 CAD

'In life, I want students to be alive and on stage I want them to be artists' Jacques LecoqJacques Lecoq was one of the most inspirational theatre teachers of our age. In The Moving Body, he shares with us first-hand his unique philosophy of performance, improvisation, masks, movement and gesture, which together form one of the greatest influences on contemporary theatre.Neutral mask, character
... Read more
Dark Matter in Breaking Cyphers

The Life of Africanist Aesthetics in Global Hip Hop

by Imani Kai Johnson ...

The dance circle (called the cypher) is a common signifier of breaking culture, known more for its spectacular moves than as a ritual practice with foundations in Africanist aesthetics. Yet those foundations—evident in expressive qualities like call and response, the aural kinesthetic, the imperative to be original, and more—are essential to cyphering's enduring presence on the global stage. What ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

The dance circle (called the cypher) is a common signifier of breaking culture, known more for its spectacular moves than as a ritual practice with foundations in Africanist aesthetics. Yet those foundations—evident in expressive qualities like call and response, the aural kinesthetic, the imperative to be original, and more—are essential to cyphering's enduring presence on the global stage. What
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Beginning Modern Dance

by Miriam Giguere ...

Beginning Modern Dance introduces undergraduate and high school students to modern dance as a performing art through participation, appreciation, and academic study in a dance technique course.In the book, 50 photos with concise descriptions support students in learning beginning modern dance technique and in creating short choreographic or improvisational studies. For those new to modern dance, ... Read more

$38.99 CAD

Beginning Modern Dance introduces undergraduate and high school students to modern dance as a performing art through participation, appreciation, and academic study in a dance technique course.In the book, 50 photos with concise descriptions support students in learning beginning modern dance technique and in creating short choreographic or improvisational studies. For those new to modern dance,
... Read more
Modern dancing and dancers

Enriched edition. A Scholarly Exploration of Contemporary Dance Evolution

by J. E. Crawford Flitch, Blake Rees ...

In "Modern Dancing and Dancers," J. E. Crawford Flitch delivers an insightful exploration into the evolution of dance as both an art form and a cultural phenomenon in the early 20th century. Flitch employs a combination of vivid imagery and analytical prose, drawing on contemporary dance movements, notable figures, and sociocultural influences that have shaped modern dance. This work transcends ... Read more

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In "Modern Dancing and Dancers," J. E. Crawford Flitch delivers an insightful exploration into the evolution of dance as both an art form and a cultural phenomenon in the early 20th century. Flitch employs a combination of vivid imagery and analytical prose, drawing on contemporary dance movements, notable figures, and sociocultural influences that have shaped modern dance. This work transcends
... Read more
The Greatest Pianists of All Time: Top 100

by alex trostanetskiy ...

Are you looking for a journey that will take you through The Greatest Pianists 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 Pianists of All Time: Top 100 did not happen quickly. It is thorough look at accuracy and ... Read more

$3.96 CAD

Are you looking for a journey that will take you through The Greatest Pianists 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 Pianists of All Time: Top 100 did not happen quickly. It is thorough look at accuracy and
... Read more
Jerome Robbins

A Life in Dance

by Wendy Lesser ...

Series series Jewish Lives
A lively and inspired biography celebrating the centennial of this master choreographer, dancer, and stage directorJerome Robbins (1918–1998) was born Jerome Wilson Rabinowitz and grew up in Weehawken, New Jersey, where his Russian-Jewish immigrant parents owned the Comfort Corset Company. Robbins, who was drawn to dance at a young age, resisted the idea of joining the family business. In 1936 he ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

A lively and inspired biography celebrating the centennial of this master choreographer, dancer, and stage directorJerome Robbins (1918–1998) was born Jerome Wilson Rabinowitz and grew up in Weehawken, New Jersey, where his Russian-Jewish immigrant parents owned the Comfort Corset Company. Robbins, who was drawn to dance at a young age, resisted the idea of joining the family business. In 1936 he
... Read more
Dancing Revelations

Alvin Ailey's Embodiment of African American Culture

by Thomas F. DeFrantz ...

In the early 1960s, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater was a small, multi-racial company of dancers that performed the works of its founding choreographer and other emerging artists. By the late 1960s, the company had become a well-known African American artistic group closely tied to the Civil Rights struggle. In Dancing Revelations, Thomas DeFrantz chronicles the troupe's journey from a ... Read more

$43.99 CAD

In the early 1960s, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater was a small, multi-racial company of dancers that performed the works of its founding choreographer and other emerging artists. By the late 1960s, the company had become a well-known African American artistic group closely tied to the Civil Rights struggle. In Dancing Revelations, Thomas DeFrantz chronicles the troupe's journey from a
... Read more
Gesture of Awareness

A Radical Approach to Time, Space, and Movement

by Charles Genoud ...

From a major mind of Buddhism today comes this unique philosophical work, which hearkens back to the classical verse-form, but in a modern voice that speaks directly to the twenty-first century reader and practitioner.Gesture of Awareness involves a fascinating philosophical exploration of time, space, and movement but at the same time is a manual for an embodied "practice of exploration."Genoud ... Read more

$15.99 CAD

From a major mind of Buddhism today comes this unique philosophical work, which hearkens back to the classical verse-form, but in a modern voice that speaks directly to the twenty-first century reader and practitioner.Gesture of Awareness involves a fascinating philosophical exploration of time, space, and movement but at the same time is a manual for an embodied "practice of exploration."Genoud
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The Essential Guide to Contemporary Dance Techniques

by Melanie Clarke ...

The Essential Guide to Contemporary Dance Techniques explores the multifaceted learning processes and underlying principles behind the technical skills and abilities of a contemporary dancer. The depth and complexity of this challenging sensorial, intellectual, reflective and creative process is presented with clarity, to support every training dancer in achieving the most from their learning ... Read more

$22.99 CAD

The Essential Guide to Contemporary Dance Techniques explores the multifaceted learning processes and underlying principles behind the technical skills and abilities of a contemporary dancer. The depth and complexity of this challenging sensorial, intellectual, reflective and creative process is presented with clarity, to support every training dancer in achieving the most from their learning
... Read more
How to Grind

by Rachael Howard ...

If you've been to a club or a party and seen people dancing with their pelvises together, then you've just witnessed grinding. Sometimes referred to as "freaking" or "grinding," it's most commonly associated with hip-hop and house music. Since this kind of dancing is as sexually suggestive as it gets, most people who plan on grinding will benefit from learning how to do it properly... Scroll up. ... Read more

$9.58 CAD

If you've been to a club or a party and seen people dancing with their pelvises together, then you've just witnessed grinding. Sometimes referred to as "freaking" or "grinding," it's most commonly associated with hip-hop and house music. Since this kind of dancing is as sexually suggestive as it gets, most people who plan on grinding will benefit from learning how to do it properly... Scroll up.
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Martha Graham

When Dance Became Modern

by Neil Baldwin ...

A major biography—the first in three decades—of one of the most important artistic forces of the twentieth century, the legendary American dancer and choreographer who upended dance, propelling the art form into the modern age, and whose profound and pioneering influence is still being felt today.**"Brings together all the elements of Graham’s colorful life...with wit, verve, critical discernment, ... Read more

$14.99 CAD

A major biography—the first in three decades—of one of the most important artistic forces of the twentieth century, the legendary American dancer and choreographer who upended dance, propelling the art form into the modern age, and whose profound and pioneering influence is still being felt today.**"Brings together all the elements of Graham’s colorful life...with wit, verve, critical discernment,
... Read more
Landscape of the Now

A Topography of Movement Improvisation

by Kent De Spain ...

In Landscape of the Now, author Kent De Spain takes readers on a deep journey into the underlying processes and structures of postmodern movement improvisation. Based on a series of interviews with master teachers who have developed unique approaches that are taught around the world - Steve Paxton, Simone Forti, Lisa Nelson, Deborah Hay, Nancy Stark Smith, Barbara Dilley, Anna Halprin, and Ruth ... Read more

$42.39 CAD

In Landscape of the Now, author Kent De Spain takes readers on a deep journey into the underlying processes and structures of postmodern movement improvisation. Based on a series of interviews with master teachers who have developed unique approaches that are taught around the world - Steve Paxton, Simone Forti, Lisa Nelson, Deborah Hay, Nancy Stark Smith, Barbara Dilley, Anna Halprin, and Ruth
... Read more
Pilobolus

A Story of Dance and Life

by Robert Pranzatelli ...

The dynamic history of the innovative, beloved, and critically acclaimed dance theater company, with revelatory behind-the-scenes details of its creators and significant worksThe ingeniously innovative and enduringly popular American dance theatre company Pilobolus has helped redefine, remix, and rejuvenate the essence of dance with its eclectic sensibility and daring athleticism. Now, for the ... Read more

$20.99 CAD

The dynamic history of the innovative, beloved, and critically acclaimed dance theater company, with revelatory behind-the-scenes details of its creators and significant worksThe ingeniously innovative and enduringly popular American dance theatre company Pilobolus has helped redefine, remix, and rejuvenate the essence of dance with its eclectic sensibility and daring athleticism. Now, for the
... Read more
Anna Halprin

Dance - Process - Form

by Ursula Schorn, Ronit Land, Gabriele Wittmann ...

Anna Halprin is a world-famous theatre artist and early pioneer in the expressive arts healing movement. This book explores her personal growth as a dancer and choreographer and the development of her therapeutic and pedagogical approach.The authors, who each trained with Halprin, introduce her creative work and the 'Life/Art Process®' she developed, an approach that takes life experiences as a ... Read more

$51.69 CAD

Anna Halprin is a world-famous theatre artist and early pioneer in the expressive arts healing movement. This book explores her personal growth as a dancer and choreographer and the development of her therapeutic and pedagogical approach.The authors, who each trained with Halprin, introduce her creative work and the 'Life/Art Process®' she developed, an approach that takes life experiences as a
... Read more

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