| Ballroom: Culture and Costume in Competitive Dance Contributor(s): Marion, Jonathan S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1845208005 ISBN-13: 9781845208004 Publisher: Berg 3pl OUR PRICE: $51.43 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2008 Annotation: Competitive ballroom is much more than a style of dance. Rather, it is a continually evolving and increasingly global social and cultural arena of fashion, performance, art, sport, gender, and more. "Ballroom" explores the intersection of dance cultures, dress, and the body. the book presents the author's experiences at a range of international dance events in Europe, the US and UK, as well as featuring the views of individual dancers. "Ballroom" shows how dancing influences mind and body alike. For students of anthropology, dance, cultural, and performance studies, this book provides an ethnographic picture of how dancers and others live their lives both on and off the dance floor. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Dance - Popular - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 793.33 |
| LCCN: 2008007436 |
| Series: Dress, Body, Culture (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.49" H x 6.27" W x 9.18" (0.75 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Competitive ballroom is much more than a style of dance. Rather, it is a continually evolving and increasingly global social and cultural arena: of fashion, performance, art, sport, gender and more. Ballroom explores the intersection of dance cultures, dress and the body. Presenting the author's experiences at an international range of dance events in Europe, the US and UK, as well as featuring the views of individual dancers, the book shows how dancing influences mind and body alike. For students of anthropology, dance, cultural and performance studies, Ballroom provides an ethnographic picture of how dancers and others live their lives both on and off the dance floor. |
Contributor Bio(s): Eicher, Joanne B.: - Joanne B. Eicher is Regents Professor Emerita at the University of Minnesota. Joanne is Editor-in-Chief, Encyclopedia of Dress and Fashion (Bloomsbury and OUP); Series Editor, Dress, Body Culture (Bloomsbury); Author, Editor, Co-Editor, The Visible Self, (Fairchild); Dress and Gender (Berg); Dress and Ethnicity (Berg); Beads and Beadmakers (Berg); Mother, Daughter, Sister, Bride (National Geographic); a wide variety of published articles in professional journals and chapters in books. |