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The Art of Dance Composition

Applied Anatomy of Aerial Arts

Dance Cultures Around the World

Periodization

The Encyclopedia of World Folk Dance

EgriBiancoDanza

Grace in Motion: The Evolution of Ballet

Dancing for Fun

Dance Words

Dancing Motherhood

Kazuo e Yoshito Ohno

Ballroom Dancing Techniques - The One Step

Contemporary Dance Lighting

Kinetic Atmospheres

In Smithereens

A Guide to a Somatic Movement Practice

Audition Arsenal for Men in their 20s - 101 Monologues by type

Finger Cymbals:Play Them Correctly

Ballroom Dance Wedding

Tango. Technical Guide to Fundamentals and analysis of emotional behaviors in dance

Mes mémoires

The Intimate Act Of Choreography

Dancing with Cats

Essentials of Dance Psychology