Dance
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Hula Dancers & Tiki Gods
Schiffer£36.99| /The dream of pure freedom in the South Pacific islands has never died on the mainland; sometimes it’s more of an ache than a dream. Over time and t...
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Incredible India -- Classical Dance
Wisdom Tree (IND)£19.95| /Dance in India has been deemed sacred because of its innate capacity to visualise and actualise the deepest philosophical concepts through gestures...
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Kathak
Wisdom Tree (IND)£9.95| /Kathak, northern India's most popular dance form, originated in the Indo-Gangetic plains. The text on Kathak provides an excellent overview of the ...
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Kathakali
Wisdom Tree (IND)£9.95| /Kathakali from the southern-most tip of India, Kerala, is characterised by its exaggerated and extravagant style that delves into mythology for its...
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Kinship and the Drum Dance in a Northern Dene Community
CCI Press£15.99| /Features important information about Dene community life in the 1960s during the crucial period immediately following the move from bush to town. D...
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Kuchipudi
Wisdom Tree (IND)£9.95| /Khuchipudi, from Andhra Pradesh, was originally a dance-drama form. This is the first attempt to demystify the nuances of a form that has always be...
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Manipuri
Wisdom Tree (IND)£9.95| /Manipuri, the classical dance from the eastern-most end of India, is marked by a delicacy that is steeped in tradition. The book takes one through ...
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Mohiniyattam
Wisdom Tree (IND)£9.95| /One of the seven Indian classical dance forms, Mohiniyattam or the dance of the enchantress traces its origins to Kerala, the role of Mohini is exc...
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Odissi
Wisdom Tree (IND)£9.95| /The repertoire, training and technique of today's Odissi is explained with a clarity that students of dance and aficionados of Indian performing ar...
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Of Another World
Museum Tusculanum Press (DK)£39.99| /An international anthology about dance as a world of dreams, ideals or paradises lost, a place where identity and reality are put at stake. Through...
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Pueblo Dancing
Schiffer£36.99| /A look at traditional Pueblo dance, illustrated with striking black and white photographs of dancers in traditional dress from the Pueblos of San I...
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Spirit of Powwow
Hancock House Publishers (CA)£30.99| /Spirit of Powwow has evolved as we have talked with dancers and drummers until we feel we now have a powwow book that goes beyond the usual mere de...
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State of Emergence
Original Falcon Press (US)£20.99| /State of Emergence is a compendium of methods drawn from physical theatre, dance, vocalization and ritual practices to gain access to the internal ...
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The body in question(s) / Le corps en question(s)
The University of Alberta Press£26.99| /The Body in Question(s) was produced in conjunction with creative research project that brought together contemporary dance, visual art and academi...
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The Creation of iGiselle
University of Alberta Press (CA)£29.99| /The unusual marriage of Romantic ballet and artificial intelligence is an intriguing idea that led a team of interdisciplinary researchers to desig...
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The Evolving Feminine Ballet Body
University of Alberta Press (CA)£21.99| /Dance has become increasingly visible within contemporary culture: just think of reality TV shows featuring this art form. This shift brings the ba...
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The Luckiest Girl in the World
Heritage Group Distribution Ltd (CA)£19.99| /Verity Sweeny Purdy at the age of eleven was sent to England to live with an aunt and train as a classical dancer. This memoir tells of her experie...
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