Something In the Way She Moves: Dancing Women from Salome to Madonna - Rilegato

Buonaventura, Wendy

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ISBN 10: 0306813483 ISBN 13: 9780306813481

Casa editrice: Da Capo Pr, 2004

Riassunto

Filled with fascinating anecdotes from the world of dance, this survey of the sensuality of dance takes readers on a dizzying tour of the erotic in feminine motion, from the ancient stylized movement of the geisha to the wild improvisation of jazz dance. 25,000 first printing.

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L'autore:

An established dancer and choreographer, Wendy Buonaventura is author of the acclaimedSerpent of the Nile. Her performance work was recently the subject of the television documentaryMaking Mimi. She has written and presented programs for BBC Radio 4 and has performed and lectured extensively throughout Europe and the USA.

Product Description:

Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 312 pages; This is a book for lovers of dance and lovers of history alike, an introduction to a little known side of a cultural legacy - a book for anyone intrigued by the sublime, sexy, and downright surreal ways we find to strut our stuff. Wendy Buonaventura describes for the first time the world of dance through women's eyes. She moves gracefully across a kaleidoscope of cultures, from the delicious tango of Buenos Aires... to Paris and the bawdy, leggy cancan dancers of the Moulin Rouge... to Chicago and New York, where African Americans cakewalked, Charlestoned, and shimmied into the public eye, creating "jazz" dance. Description: 312 p., 8 p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm. 1st DaCapo Press edition. Originally published under the title: I put a spell on you. 2003. Subjects: Women dancers -- Social conditions. Dance -- Social aspects. Sex in dance -- History.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Da Capo Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0306813483
• ISBN 13: 9780306813481
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 320