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The Tango and Other Up-to-date Dances
Language: en
Pages: 152
Authors: J. S. Hopkins
Categories: Ballroom dancing
Type: BOOK - Published: 1914 - Publisher:

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This manual is an excellent source for ragtime era dances including the one step, tango, Brazilian maxixe, and hesitation waltz. The book is richly illustrated
Dancing Tango
Language: en
Pages: 235
Authors: Kathy Davis
Categories: Performing Arts
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-01-02 - Publisher: NYU Press

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Argentinean tango is a global phenomenon. Since its origin among immigrants from the slums of Buenos Aires and Montevideo, it has crossed and re-crossed many bo
The Meaning Of Tango
Language: en
Pages: 199
Authors: Christine Denniston
Categories: Performing Arts
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-12-08 - Publisher: Portico

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From the backstreets of Buenos Aires to Parisian high society, this is the extraordinary story of the dance that captivated the world - a tale of politics and p
Modern Moves
Language: en
Pages: 225
Authors: Danielle Robinson
Categories: Music
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-06-26 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

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Modern Moves traces the movement of American social dance styles between black and white cultural groups and between immigrant and migrant communities during th
The Wicked Waltz and Other Scandalous Dances
Language: en
Pages: 273
Authors: Mark Knowles
Categories: Performing Arts
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-06-08 - Publisher: McFarland

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The waltz, perhaps the most beloved social dance of the 19th and early 20th centuries, once provoked outrage from religious leaders and other self-appointed arb