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Aloff Mindy <1947-> |
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Dance anecdotes [[electronic resource] ] : stories from the worlds of ballet, Broadway, the ballroom, and modern dance / / Mindy Aloff |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-772367-5 |
1-280-52344-1 |
0-19-536378-7 |
1-4294-2007-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (285 p.) |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-249) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Preface; Towering Figures; Of Steps and Their Authorship; Music Makes Me . . .; The Rehearsal Room; Coaches and Teachers; Hands and Things That Can Fill Them; Balletomania and Other Thrills; Inspiration; Seductions Attempted, Surmised, and Realized; Critical Lines; Turning Points; From Stage to Page; Fauna; Scandals; Touring; The Theaters; Costumes, Footgear, and Hair Do's and Don'ts; Makeup; Conductors; Dancing and Related Theatrical Professions; Dancing and the Movies; Injuries, Maladies, Misfortunes, and Cures; On Partnering and Partnerships; A Mark, a Yen, a Buck, or a Pound |
Sets and StagecraftBig Pictures; Afterword: A Note on Anecdotes as Ingredients of Dance History; Bibliography; Acknowledgments; Credits; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A collection of stories that aim to capture the boundless variety and richness of dance as an art, a tradition, a profession, an obsession, and an ideal. |
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