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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456938103321

Autore

Marion Jonathan S

Titolo

Ballroom [[electronic resource] ] : culture and costume in competitive dance / / Jonathan S. Marion

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Berg, 2008

ISBN

1-283-07973-9

9786613079732

1-84788-749-X

0-85785-146-2

Edizione

[English ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (220 p.)

Collana

Dress, body, culture, , 1360-466X

Disciplina

793.33

Soggetti

Ballroom dancing - Social aspects

Dance costume

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-197) and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; LIST OF TABLES AND ILLUSTRATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PROLOGUE; INTRODUCTION; PART I SETTING THE STAGE; 1 WHAT IS COMPETITIVE BALLROOM DANCE?; 2 A BRIEF HISTORY OF BALLROOM; 3 JUDGING BALLROOM DANCE; PART II PERFORMING DANCESPORT; 4 BALLROOM AS SPECTACLE; 5 BALLROOM AS ART; 6 BALLROOM AS SPORT; PART III BALLROOM COMPETITIONS AS EVENTS; 7 COMPETITIONS AS FESTIVAL AND CELEBRATION; 8 COMPETITIONS AS RITUAL; PART IV COSTS, CONSEQUENCES AND OUTCOMES; 9 COSTUMES AND CONDUCT; 10 PERFORMING GENDER; 11 LIVING THE DANCESPORT LIFE; 12 CONCLUSION; NOTES; REFERENCES; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Competitive ballroom is much more than a style of dance. Rather, it is a continually evolving and increasingly global social and cultural arena: of fashion, performance, art, sport, gender, and more. Ballroom explores the intersection of dance cultures, dress, and the body. Presenting the author's experiences at an international range of dance events from Europe, the US and UK, as well as featuring the views of individual dancers, the book shows how dancing influences mind and



body alike. For students of anthropology, dance, cultural, and performance studies, Ballroom provides an ethnographic