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Applied Anatomy of Aerial Arts

The Art of Dance Composition

ENRICH LIFE

The History Of Dance - Ritual Dance

Instruments of Embodiment

Teaching Ballroom Dancing - The Class Method

The Encyclopedia of World Folk Dance

The First Steps

British Dance: Black Routes

Periodization

Unwritten Literature of Hawaii

Laban/Bartenieff Movement Studies

Dynamic Alignment Through Imagery

Dance Anima

Social Dance

The Intimate Act Of Choreography

Dancing for Fun

Autograph Collection

Dances of José Limón and Erick Hawkins

The Art Of Dancing, Historically Illustrated - To Which Is Added A Few Hints On Etiquette

The Oxford Handbook of Improvisation in Dance

Finger Cymbals:Play Them Correctly

The Dancer's Handbook

Ballroom Dance Wedding