Ballroom : culture and costume in competitive dance

Author

• Marion, Jonathan S.

Additional Author(s)

-

Publisher

Oxford: Berg, 2008

Language

English

ISBN

9781847887115

Series

Subject(s)

• BALLROOM DANCING--SOCIAL ASPECTS
• DANCE COSTUME

Notes

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Abstract

Competitive 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 in 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 picture of how dancers and others live their lives both on and off the dance floor.

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

1 online resource (x, 198 p.)

Dimension

-

Other Desc.

ill.

Summary / Review / Table of Content

Front matter
Prologue
Introduction
Part I: Setting the Stage
Part II: Performing Dancesport
Part III: Ballroom Competitions as Events
Part IV: Costs, Consequences and Outcomes
Conclusion
Back matter

Exemplar(s)

#	Accession No.	Call Number	Location	Status
1.	01487/21	793.33 Mar B	Online !	Available