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Record Nr.

UNINA9910974373103321

Autore

Marion Jonathan S

Titolo

Ballroom : culture and costume in competitive dance / / Jonathan S. Marion

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Berg, 2008

ISBN

9786613079732

9781283079730

1283079739

9781847887498

184788749X

9780857851468

0857851462

Edizione

[English ed.]

Descrizione fisica

x, 210p. ; : ill

Collana

Dress, body, culture, , 1360-466X

Disciplina

793.33

Soggetti

Ballroom dancing - Social aspects

Dance costume

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

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

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- 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

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, this book shows how dancing influences mind and body alike.