02986nam 2200625Ia 450 991045693810332120211005005040.01-283-07973-997866130797321-84788-749-X0-85785-146-2(CKB)2550000000033253(EBL)799558(OCoLC)719377461(MiAaPQ)EBC799558(MiAaPQ)EBC554581(Au-PeEL)EBL799558(CaPaEBR)ebr10466817(CaONFJC)MIL307973(OCoLC)893335919(MiAaPQ)EBC6165457(Au-PeEL)EBL554581(EXLCZ)99255000000003325320080221d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierBallroom[electronic resource] culture and costume in competitive dance /Jonathan S. MarionEnglish ed.Oxford ;New York Berg20081 online resource (220 p.)Dress, body, culture,1360-466XDescription based upon print version of record.1-84520-800-5 1-84520-799-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-197) and index.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; INDEXCompetitive 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 Dress, body, culture.Ballroom dancingSocial aspectsDance costumeElectronic books.Ballroom dancingSocial aspects.Dance costume.793.33Marion Jonathan S1054504MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456938103321Ballroom2487171UNINA