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

• Autore: Marion Jonathan S
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Berg, 2008
• Edizione: English ed.
• Descrizione fisica: x, 210p. ; : ill
• Disciplina: 793.33
• Soggetto topico: Ballroom dancing - Social aspects; Dance costume
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Ballroom
• ISBN: 9781847887115 : (ebk : Bloomsbury)
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910826606703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Dress, body, culture.