Ballroom - Culture and Costume in Competitive Dance

Klappentext 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. the book presents the author's experiences at a range of international dance events in Europe, the US and UK, as well as featuring the views of individual dancers. "Ballroom" shows how dancing influences mind and body alike. For students of anthropology, dance, cultural, and performance studies, this book provides an ethnographic picture of how dancers and others live their lives both on and off the dance floor. Zusammenfassung Competitive ballroom is much more than a style of dance. This book explores the intersection of dance cultures, dress and the body. It shows how dancing influences mind and body alike. It provides an ethnographic picture of how dancers and others live their lives both on and off the dance floor.

Product details

• Authors: Jonathan S Marion, Jonathan S. Marion
• Assisted by: Joanne B. Eicher (Editor)
• Publisher: Berg Publishers Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.05.2008
• EAN: 9781845208004
• ISBN: 978-1-84520-800-4
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 12 mm
• Series: Dress, Body, Culture (Paperbac; Dress, Body, Culture (Paperbac; Dress, Body, Culture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Sozial- und Kulturanthropologie, Ethnographie, Andere darstellende Künste, Gesellschaftstanz