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The Oxford Dictionary of Dance

From Swan Lake to the Rockettes, this lively, informative roadmap is a fan's guide to dance performance--from the classical to the post-modern-by two leading authorities on dance. This single-volume dictionary offers amazingly comprehensive coverage of the world of dance. Within its 25,000 entries, readers can find everything from a three-line explanation of "fado" to a three-page essay about Russia, the USSR, and ballet. Choreography, performers, composers, designers, companies, institutions, specific works and productions, terminology, films, and even dance shoes are all included. Longer essays address dance by country, historical period, and form. From classical ballet to hip-hop, fandango to Kabuki, Fonteyn to Fosse-they're all here. From Swan Lake to the Rockettes, this lively, informative roadmap is a fan's guide to dance performance--from the classical to the post-modern-by two leading authorities on dance.

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  • "Dictionary of Dance"@en
  • "Dance"
  • "Oxford dictionary of dance"
  • "Dictionary of dance"@en
  • "Dictionary of dance"

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  • "From Swan Lake to the Rockettes, this lively, informative roadmap is a fan's guide to dance performance--from the classical to the post-modern-by two leading authorities on dance. This single-volume dictionary offers amazingly comprehensive coverage of the world of dance. Within its 25,000 entries, readers can find everything from a three-line explanation of "fado" to a three-page essay about Russia, the USSR, and ballet. Choreography, performers, composers, designers, companies, institutions, specific works and productions, terminology, films, and even dance shoes are all included. Longer essays address dance by country, historical period, and form. From classical ballet to hip-hop, fandango to Kabuki, Fonteyn to Fosse-they're all here. From Swan Lake to the Rockettes, this lively, informative roadmap is a fan's guide to dance performance--from the classical to the post-modern-by two leading authorities on dance."@en
  • "Covers dancers, choreographers, teachers, composers, technical terms, major works, important films, and organizations involved in the dance world."
  • "Covers all aspects of dance performance and the diverse dance world from classical ballet to modern, from flamenco to hip-hop, from tap to South Asian dance forms. Includes detailed entries on technical terms, steps, styles, works, and countries, in addition to many biographies of dancers, choreographers, and companies. Charts developments that have occurred over the last ten years, including the rise of new digital technology in the creation and staging of dance and the move to the mainstream of formerly fringe genres such as hip-hop, as well as the arrival of a new generation of dancers and choreographers to the scene."
  • ""The work covers all aspects of the diverse dance world from classical ballet to modern, from flamenco to hip-hop, from tap to South Asian dance forms and includes detailed entries on technical terms, steps, styles, works, and countries, in addition to many biographies of dancers, choreographers, and companies." -- Title screen."
  • "Searchable database of information on the world of dance, covering dancers, choreographers, teachers, composers, technical terms, major works, important films, and organizations. There is information on classical ballet, Spanish flamenco, Indian Bharata Natyam, Japanese Butoh, and jazz."@en
  • "This comprehensive and up-to-date dictionary provides all the information necessary for dance fans to navigate the diverse dance scene of the 21st century. It includes entries ranging from classical ballet to the cutting edge of modern dance."
  • ""The second edition of this dictionary is a unique single volume reference on all aspects of dance performance. The work covers all aspects of the diverse dance world from classical ballet to modern, from flamenco to hip-hop, from tap to South Asian dance forms and includes detailed entries on technical terms, steps, styles, works, and countries, in addition to many biographies of dancers, choreographers, and companies. Fans today are likely to attend performances as varied as Indian bharata natyam, Japanese butoh, and post-modern dance. With an emphasis on performance₇the dance we see in our theatres today₇readers will find both fact and analysis on a wide range of subjects. With 150 new entries, this new edition charts developments that have occurred over the last ten years, including the rise of new digital technology in the creation and staging of dance and the move to the mainstream of formerly fringe genres such as hip-hop, as well as the arrival of a new generation of dancers and choreographers to the scene."--Publisher's description."@en

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  • "Dictionaries"@en
  • "Dictionaries"
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  • "Llibres electrònics"
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  • "The Oxford Dictionary of Dance : [a feast of dance information, from Fred Astaoire to thr nutcracker]"
  • "The Oxford Dictionary of Dance"@en
  • "The Oxford dictionary of dance"@en
  • "The Oxford dictionary of dance"

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