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  • Gods of God's Own Country - Theyyam

    Confessions of a Monkey-Trapped Prodigal Son of The God's Own Country

    Series Book 1 - The Gods of The God's Own Country
    The Gods of God's Own Country is a reminder of a forgotten culture and the communities surrounding it. Theyyam is a Dravidian ritual art form of Kerala, India - God's own country. This book provides detailed information about Theyyam, beautiful images, and hundreds of stories. We dedicate this book to the Theyyam artists, the veritable gods "Of the People, by the People, for the People."The author ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Gods of God's Own Country - Theyyam Stories

    Confessions of a Monkey-Trapped Prodigal Son of The God's Own Country

    Series Book 2 - The Gods of The God's Own Country
    This storybook is the second part of the book: "The Gods of The God's Own Country: THEYYAM Publishing published it as volume II because of Amazon's file size limit (650MB). The royalties from this book will be donated to those destitute Gods of the God’s Own Country for a Greater Purpose.The Gods of God's Own Country is a reminder of a forgotten culture and the communities surrounding it. Theyyam ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Italian Dance Quest. Finding Power, Wealth, and Innovation

    by Anna Harsh ...
    Anna Harsh, dancer and Italian American takes a trip to Italy with her mother and brother as a child that sets her on a path which changes her life forever.The Italian Dance Quest is a travel memoir of an adventure that has made a lasting impact on the life of this Italian-American dancer. Be immersed into five different regions through dances that reflect the people, food, and history. Anna ... Read more

    $3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Afro-Mexico

    Dancing between Myth and Reality

    While Africans and their descendants have lived in Mexico for centuries, many Afro-Mexicans do not consider themselves to be either black or African. For almost a century, Mexico has promoted an ideal of its citizens as having a combination of indigenous and European ancestry. This obscures the presence of African, Asian, and other populations that have contributed to the growth of the nation. ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • The Dancing Goddesses: Folklore, Archaeology, and the Origins of European Dance

    A fascinating exploration of an ancient system of beliefs and its links to the evolution of dance.From Southern Greece to northern Russia, people living in agrarian communities have long believed in “dancing goddesses,” mystical female spirits who spend their nights and days dancing in the fields and forests. In The Dancing Goddesses, archaeologist, linguist, and lifelong folkdancer Elizabeth ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • La Danza

    by Anna Harsh ...
    Imagine an assignment in college as a dance major opening a door and leading you to a life-long mission after just one performance.Anna Harsh made a vision board in 6th grade about dancing professionally, traveling to Italy, and meeting the Pope. Fast forward to her senior thesis project that catapulted her journey fulfilling that vision and so much more.Her quest to find traditional Italian ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Staging Brazil

    Choreographies of Capoeira

    Winner of Oscar G. Brockett Book Prize for Dance Research, given by DSA, 2021Staging Brazil: Choreographies of Capoeira is the first in-depth study of the processes of legitimization and globalization of capoeira, the Afro-Brazilian combat game practiced today throughout the world. Ana Paula Höfling contextualizes the emergence of the two main styles of capoeira, angola and regional, within ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Ballroom Dancing

    America's #1 Survival Guide to Ballroom Dancing, Ballroom Dance Lessons, Ballroom Dance Costumes, Ballroom Dancing Shoes, Ballroom Dance Studio and Ballroom Dancing for Kids

    Learn to ace your wedding dance and keep cool at a formal and in dance classes with this knock-out book that teaches you all about ballroom dancing, ballroom dance lessons ballroom dance costumes, ballroom dancing shoes, ballroom dance studio, ballroom dancing for kids and more. ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Turning the Tune

    Traditional Music, Tourism, and Social Change in an Irish Village

    by Adam Kaul ...
    Series Book 3 - Dance and Performance Studies
    The last century has seen radical social changes in Ireland, which have impacted all aspects of local life but none more so than traditional Irish music, an increasingly important identity marker both in Ireland and abroad. The author focuses on a small village in County Clare, which became a kind of pilgrimage site for those interested in experiencing traditional music. He begins by tracing its ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Ancient Egyptian Dances

    by Irena Lexová ...
    Series series Egypt
    Dancing was important to the ancient Egyptians. One of the few books available in English on this topic, this carefully researched, profusely illustrated work investigates the origins, nature and role of dance in Egyptian culture. Features 80 figure drawings and illustrations adapted from tomb paintings, reliefs, other authentic sources. New introduction. Bibliography. ... Read more

    $9.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Dance Historic Illustrations of Dancing

    by An Antiquary ...
    CHAPTER I Egyptian, Assyrian, Hebrew and Phoenician Dancing. CHAPTER II Dancing with the Greeks. CHAPTER III Etruscan-South Italian, Roman Dancing, etc. CHAPTER IV The "Early English" and "Mediaeval" dance to the fourteenth century.CHAPTER V Society dancing from the fifteenth century. CHAPTER VI The Modern Theatre Dance.In this work it is not necessary to worry the reader with speculations as to ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Wheelchair Dancer : Dancing in the Face of Adversity

    by aarat ...
    This book is dedicated to all the individuals who dance with their hearts, no matter the challenges they face. It is for those who have transformed their wheelchairs into graceful extensions of their bodies, defying expectations and inspiring us all with their talent, resilience, and unwavering spirit.To the wheelchair dancers who have shown us the power of movement, expression, and the beauty ... Read more

    $3.49 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • World Dance Cultures

    From Ritual to Spectacle

    From healing, fertility and religious rituals, through theatrical entertainment, to death ceremonies and ancestor worship, World Dance Cultures introduces an extraordinary variety of dance forms practiced around the world.This highly illustrated textbook draws on wide-ranging historical documentation and first-hand accounts, taking in India, Bali, Java, Cambodia, China, Japan, Hawai’i, New Zealand ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • Flamenco Music

    History, Forms, Culture

    by Peter Manuel ...
    An expert explains and analyzes the beloved art formAn iconic symbol of Spain, flamenco has become a global phenomenon. Peter Manuel offers English-language readers a rare portrait of the music’s history, styles, and cultural impact. Beginning with flamenco’s Moorish and Roma influences, Manuel follows the music’s evolution through its consolidation in the mid-1800s and on to the vibrant ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Nostalgia, Betrayal, Love

    by Rosa Ucci ...
    The Tango phenomenon today is a reality for the whole world, involving people from all walks of life on three continents: Asia, America, and Africa.The author has asked herself the reason for this 'retrieval' of the Tango, in particular, the dance. Why are people from all over the world going to the 'milongas'? A question that leads her into an interior journey, an experience of awareness, in ... Read more

    $5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • One with the Music

    Cape Breton Step Dance Tradition and Transmission

    Swedish-born traditional dancer and researcher Mats Melin has worked and performed extensively in the Scottish Highlands, the Hebrides, Orkney and Shetland, in their schools and communities promoting Scottish traditional dance. He has also taught and performed in Sweden, Canada, USA, Russia and New Zealand. Mats has a vast knowledge of all aspects of the Scottish traditional dance scene, but ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Scroll Paintings of India

    Scroll paintings were once considered visual aids which accompanied story telling by wandering mendicants or bards. Today, the story telling has come down considerably, what remains are the paintings. These are collector's pieces which grace many a wall or home or gallery. The paintings are beautiful, accurate presentation of a story. They stand out for the naive innate charm. The book covers 4 of ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Ramon Obusan, Philippine Folkdance, and Me

    From the Perspective of a Japanese Dancer

    by Kanami Namiki ...
    This book is an attempt to convey the uniqueness of the Ramon Obusan Folkloric Group, its approach to dance, pedagogic style and aesthetic principles, its philosophy of representation, and most importantly, its notions of Filipino identity, drawn from the insights of one of the group's non-Filipino dancers. ... Read more

    $9.17 USD

  • The Highland Fling and How to Teach It

    by H. N. Grant ...
    ExcerptIn teaching fancy dances, more rapid progress will be made by forming exercises characteristic of the movements to be executed.This dance comprises a hopping movement and the laws of opposition must be observed with the hands and arms, therefore I will give a few exercises which must be thoroughly practised.In describing, the letter R denotes right foot, L, the left.EXERCISE NO. IHop four ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Creativity: Establish Visibility

    Creativity: Power of Commitment, #3

    Series Book 3 - Creativity: Power of Commitment
    This is the third book in the series Creativity: Power of Commitment. This is a book of daily exercises at an Intermediate level that takes 3 months. Be as creative as you can. Ideas for that creativity and also how to not get overwhelmed with the belly dance scene. Lots of business ideas are here too. Take your business to its fullest and let your passion for the dance shine.This book is written ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Dan Ge Performance

    Masks and Music in Contemporary Côte d'Ivoire

    Series series African Expressive Cultures
    “An excellent study of both the visible and invisible elements that constitute the Ge performance of the Dan People of western Côte d’Ivoire.” —The World of MusicGe, formerly translated as “mask” or “masquerade,” appears among the Dan people of Côte d’Ivoire as a dancing and musical embodiment of their social ideals and religious beliefs. In Dan Ge Performance, Daniel B. Reed sets out to discover ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Moving Oceans

    Celebrating Dance in the South Pacific

    Edited by Ralph Buck, Nicholas Rowe ...
    Series series Celebrating Dance in Asia and the Pacific
    Celebrating the diversity of dance across the South Pacific, this volume studies the various experiences, motivations and aims for dance, emerging from the voices of dance professionals in the islands. In particular, it focuses on the interplay of cultures and pathways of migration as people move across the region discovering new routes and connections. ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • Ancient English Morris Dance

    The idea that morris dancing captures the essence of ancient Englishness, inherently carefree and merry, has been present for over four hundred years. The Ancient English Morris Dance traces the history of those attitudes, from the dance's introduction to England in the fifteenth century, through the contention of the Reformation and Civil War, during which morris dancing and maypoles became ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Afrikinesis

    A Paradigm for Research on African and African Diaspora Dance

    Series series Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies
    This book provides scholars and non-specialists alike with a roadmap for effectively conducting culturally aware, historically relevant research on African dance and on any dance style that contains African elements.This book explains why Western research paradigms are inadequate for research on Africana dance. It exposes the value of utilizing an appropriate research paradigm that offers ... Read more

    $24.99 USD