Butoh Dance Training: Secrets of Japanese Dance Through the Alishina Method (Alishina Juju)(Paperback)

Butoh Dance Training: Secrets of Japanese Dance Through the Alishina Method (Alishina Juju)(Paperback)

Drawing on avant garde and classical Japanese dance traditions, the Alishina Method offers a systematized approach to Butoh dance training for the first time in its history. With practical instruction and fully illustrated exercises, this book teaches readers: - basic body training and expression

Kazuo Ohno's World: From Without & Within (Ohno Kazuo)(Paperback)

Photographs and words illuminate Butoh dance. Kazuo Ohno is one of the founders of the Japanese modern dance form, Butoh, which had a large influence on contemporary American modern and postmodern dance. Now for the first time, Ohno's words and insights are available in English. This book brings

The Natural Body in Somatics Dance Training (George Doran)(Paperback)

From its beginnings as an alternative and dissident form of dance training in the 1960s, Somatics emerged at the end of the twentieth century as one of the most popular and widespread regimens used to educate dancers. It is now found in dance curricula worldwide, helping to shape the look and

Dance Music Manual (Snoman Rick)(Paperback)

Dance Music Manual, aimed at the novice and seasoned professional alike, takes the reader through the software and hardware needed to create original, captivating, and professional sounding music. Key features of Dance Music Manual include: How to create compelling, professional-sounding

Dance and Cultural Diversity (O'Cadiz Darlene)(Paperback)

Dance and Cultural Diversity examines the art of dance within the context of different cultures and demonstrates the connections between dance and academic disciplines such as anthropology, sociology, psychology, and philosophy.The text shows that dance has the power to provoke intellectual

Jazz Dance: The Story of American Vernacular Dance (Stearns Marshall)(Paperback)

'The phrase jazz dance has a special meaning for professionals who dance to jazz music (they use it to describe non-tap body movement); and another meaning for studios coast to coast teaching 'Modern Jazz Dance' (a blend of Euro-American styles that owes little to jazz and less to jazz rhythms)

The Secrets of Dance Music Production (Felton David)(Paperback)

The world's leading electronic music production magazine delivers the definitive guide to making cutting-edge dance music. Featuring 312 color pages packed with technique, tips, illustrations and hands-on walkthroughs, The Secrets of Dance Music Production pulls together everything you need to take

A Dance of the Souls (Taqi Faiza)(Paperback)

The prayer is a dance of the soulsMy prostrationbeing the ultimate reminderof my state of becoming Onewith nothingBecause as I sink into the groundI soar once

Dance of the Dialectic: Steps in Marx's Method (Ollman Bertell)(Paperback)

Bertell Ollman has been hailed as 'this country's leading authority on dialectics and Marx's method' by Paul Sweezy, the editor of Monthly Review and dean of America's Marx scholars. In this book Ollman offers a thorough analysis of Marx's use of dialectical method. Marx made extremely creative

Dance and the Music of J. S. Bach (Little Meredith)(Paperback)

Stylized dance music and music based on dance rhythms pervade Bach's compositions. Although the music of this very special genre has long been a part of every serious musician's repertoire, little has been written about it.The original edition of this addressed works that bore the names of

The Desert Prince (Sevigny Alisha)(Paperback)

In this action-packed story of Ancient Egypt, Sesha and her friends must decide where their future lies. Forced to abandon her brother and the priceless scroll that saved his life, Sesha, Paser, and Reb flee Thebes, venturing up the Nile and into Deshart, the Red Land, in search of a hidden oasis

Dance of Mirrors - Book 3 of Shadowdance (Dalglish David)(Paperback / softback)

Following A DANCE OF CLOAKS and A DANCE OF BLADES comes the third novel in an electrifying new fantasy series of assassins, from bestselling author David

Dance Education: A Redefinition (Koff Susan R.)(Paperback)

Dance Education redefines the nature of dance pedagogy today, setting it within a holistic and encompassing framework, and argues for an approach to dance education from a soci-cultural and philosophical perspective. In the past, dance education has focused on the learning of dance, limited to

Dance Anatomy (Haas Jacqui)(Paperback)

Experience the raw energy and aesthetic beauty of dance as you perfect your technique with Dance Anatomy. Featuring hundreds of full-color illustrations, Dance Anatomy presents more than 100 of the most effective dance, movement, and performance exercises, each designed to promote correct

Compass Dances (Pickering Michael)(Paperback / softback)

The Compass Dances is a collection of poems written from 1955 to 2015; the work of almost a lifetime. Influenced by the author's long absence from England, this strikingly original collection provides unique reflection on simultaneously writing in two languages, far away from the familiarity of

School of Classical Dance (Barker John)(Paperback)

'School of Classical Dance' is the official textbook of the Vaganova School in St. Petersburg, and takes the student and teacher from the basic concepts of the syllabus to the most complex exercises taught at the end of the eight-year course. A thorough and logical presentation of the classical

Dance Of The Seagull (Camilleri Andrea)(Paperback / softback)

The Dance of the Seagull is the fifteenth darkly humorous adventure starring Inspector Montalbano from bestselling author Andrea Camilleri. Inspector Montalbano is awake at dawn, sitting on his porch, when his attention is caught by a seagull which falls from the sky, performing a strange dance,

The Society of Blood: Obsidian Heart Book 2 (Morris Mark)(Paperback)

Transported through time to the dank streets of Victorian London, Alex Locke seeks to unravel the mysteries of the Obsidian Heart. When a string of murders takes place, Alex follows a trail that will lead him through the opium dens of Limehouse into the dark world of the Society of Blood, and

Rodin & Dance: The Essence of Movement (Bellow Juliet)(Paperback)

Rodin & Dance: The Essence of Movement is the first serious study of Rodin's late sculptural series known as the Dance Movements. Exploring the artist's fascination with dance and bodies in extreme acrobatic poses, the exhibition and accompanying catalogue give an account of Rodin's passion for new

The Oxford Dictionary of Dance (Craine Debra)(Paperback)

With over 2,600 entries, the second edition of The Oxford Dictionary of Dance is a unique single volume reference on all aspects of dance performance written by two leading dance writers, Debra Craine and Judith Mackrell. The work covers all aspects of the diverse dance world from classical ballet

The Illustrated Dance Technique of Jos Limn (Lewis Daniel)(Paperback)

Providing the principles of dance developed by Jose Limon, this book gives the historical and physical aspects of his style and approach to dance that will be of interest to dancers, teachers, and students of dance at every level. It includes preparatory exercises that teach the fundamentals of

Invitation To The Dance (Spurling Hilary)(Paperback / softback)

A unique reference book for all fans of Anthony Powell's 12-volume novel, A Dance to the Music of Time, which has become a literary landmark of twentieth-century

Dance By the Light of the Moon (Vanistendael Judith)(Paperback / softback)

Conditioning for Dance: Training for Whole-Body Coordination and Efficiency (Franklin Eric)(Paperback)

Eric Franklin's first edition of Conditioning for Dance was a bestseller--and it is back and better than ever, offering state-of-the-art conditioning exercises for dancers.An internationally renowned master teacher, Franklin has developed a science-based method of conditioning that is taught and