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Ballroom - A People's History Of Dancing

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Author: Hilary French

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Dance: Standard & Latin
Label: Reaktion Books Ltd.
Type: Hardcover
Language: english

Article Number: 2273

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A tune-filled, light-footed people’s history of ballroom dancing, from Vernon and Irene Castle and Arthur Murray to “Dancing with the Stars”: In the early twentieth century, American ragtime and the Parisian Tango fueled a dancing craze in Britain. Public ballrooms - which had never been seen before- were built throughout the country, providing a glamorous setting for all classes to dance. The new styles of dance being defined and taught in the 1920s, as well as the films of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in the 1930s, ensured that ballroom dancing continued to be the most popular pastime until the 1960s, rivaled only by the cinema. This book explores the vibrant history of Ballroom and Latin: the dances, the lavish venues, competitions, and influential instructors. It also traces the decline of competitive dancing and its resurgence in recent years with the hugely popular TV shows “Strictly Come Dancing” and “Dancing with the Stars”.
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Reaktion Books Ltd.
Book Author
Hilary French
Book Genre
Biography
Publisher
Reaktion Books Ltd.
Pages
320
Dance
Standard & Latin
Book Language
english
Book Year
2016
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