Dance

This new dictionary by two leading and authoritative writers on dance will provide the information necessary for dance fans to navigate the diverse modern dance scene. With an emphasis on performance the dance we see in theatres today - readers will find both fact and analysis on a wide range of subjects from dancers and choreographers to dance styles and technical terms.

This resource documents all types of dance around the world and throughout history. In six volumes, with nearly 2,000 articles written by scholars from over fifty countries, it offers authoritative coverage of the full spectrum of dance, including theatrical dance, ritual dance-drama, folk, traditional, ethnic, and social dance. Extensive historical and cultural overviews of many nations appear along with articles on specific dance forms, music and costumes, dance performances, biographies of dancers and choreographers, and much more.

The scope is Western ballet and modern dance; ethnic and social dance are excluded. The volume consists of 200 main entries--choreographers, dancers, ballets--grouped into eight broad chronological sections. The entries include factual data, a critical evaluation of the subject, lineage or links to related subjects, and a bibliography of books, films, and videos.

Dance Research Journal is the longest running, peer reviewed journal in its field, and has become one of the foremost international outlets for dance research scholarship. The journal carries scholarly articles, book reviews, and a list of books and journals received.

Our blind-reviewed publication presents the latest developments in dance education research and practice with the intent of assisting educators in their quest to remain current in the classroom. We present both scholarly and practical articles relevant to various populations within the dance community, including public schools K-12, private schools, private studios, higher education, and community education. Topics within the journal include but are not limited to: training of dancers, curriculum, pedagogy, teaching methodology, best practices, standards, assessment, dance administration, collaboration, creativity, dance advocacy and social justice issues.

It was first published in June 1927 as The American Dancer. William Como was its editor-in-chief from 1970 to his death in 1989. Wendy Perron became its editor-in-chief in 2004. Dance Magazine has multiple sister publications, including Pointe, Dance Spirit, Dance Teacher, Dance 212, and DanceU10.

Bringing together all of the major modern dance techniques from the last 80 years, this book starts by mapping the historical development of modern dance: in the late 19th century, a new dance emerged--not yet known as modern dance--that rejected social strictures and ballet as well. With insight into the personalities and purposes of modern dance's vanguard--including Martha Graham, Lester Horton, José Limón, and Merce Cunningham--this compilation provides a comparative approach that will enable students to discern which technique best suits them and dispel the idea that there is a single, universal modern dance technique. There are also ideas for experimentation so that students can begin developing an aesthetic sense for not only what is pleasing to their artistic eye, but also for what technical ideas are exciting while their own body is in motion. Sample lessons are included for teachers to incorporate the text into courses.

"Provides insightful analysis and description of twenty Balanchine ballets"--Provided by publisher.

Presents a comprehensive, fully-documented history of tap dancing. It traces the early origins of tap dance as an Afro-Irish fusion, as the melding of West African and Irish musical and dance traditions. The author enumerates tap's musical styles and steps - from buck and wing and ragtime stepping at the turn of the century, and jazz tapping in the twenties, thirties and forties, to hip-hop-inflected hitting and hoofing in heels from the 1990s to the millennium. She presents the contributions of women in this stereotypically "male " dance form, from the hundreds of chorus line dancers to the pioneering women composers of the tap renaissance and the hard-hitting rhythm-tapping women of the millennium. The book also traces how tap developed as people listening to and watching each other dance in the street, dance hall, or social club, as steps were shared, stolen and reinvented.