| Dance in the City 1997 Edition Contributor(s): Thomas, Helen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312174535 ISBN-13: 9780312174538 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 1997 Annotation: This exciting new and original collection locates dance within the spectrum of urban life in late modernity, through a range of theoretical perspectives. It highlights a diversity of dance forms and styles that can be witnessed in and around contemporary urban spaces: from dance halls to raves and the club striptease; from set dancing to ballroom dancing, to hip hop and swing, and to ice dance shows; from the ballet class, to fitness aerobics; and 'art' dance which situates itself in a dynamic relation to the city. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Dance - General - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 306.484 |
| LCCN: 97001717 |
| Physical Information: 1.03" H x 5.88" W x 8.92" (1.04 lbs) 254 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This exciting new and original collection locates dance within the spectrum of urban life in late modernity, through a range of theoretical perspectives. It highlights a diversity of dance forms and styles that can be witnessed in and around contemporary urban spaces: from dance halls to raves and the club striptease; from set dancing to ballroom dancing, to hip hop and swing, and to ice dance shows; from the ballet class, to fitness aerobics; and 'art' dance which situates itself in a dynamic relation to the city. |
