Something in the way she moves : dancing women from Salome to Madonna
1st Edition in this form Hardback Cambridge, MA : DaCapo Press, 2004 Very Good
Book Publishing Details
| Author: | Buonaventura, Wendy |
| Full title: | Something in the way she moves : dancing women from Salome to Madonna |
| Publisher: | Cambridge, MA : DaCapo Press, 2004 |
| Edition: | 1st Edition in this form |
| Binding: | Hardback |
| ISBN: | 0306813483 |
| EAN: | 9780306813481 |
| Pages: | 312 |
| Book ID: | 220620 |
Comments & Item Features
1st Edition in this form. Category: lib. Language: English. ISBN: 0306813483. EAN: 9780306813481.
Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 312 pages; This is a book for lovers of dance and lovers of history alike, an introduction to a little known side of a cultural legacy - a book for anyone intrigued by the sublime, sexy, and downright surreal ways we find to strut our stuff. Wendy Buonaventura describes for the first time the world of dance through women's eyes. She moves gracefully across a kaleidoscope of cultures, from the delicious tango of Buenos Aires... to Paris and the bawdy, leggy cancan dancers of the Moulin Rouge... to Chicago and New York, where African Americans cakewalked, Charlestoned, and shimmied into the public eye, creating "jazz" dance. Description: 312 p., 8 p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm. 1st DaCapo Press edition. Originally published under the title: I put a spell on you. 2003. Subjects: Women dancers -- Social conditions. Dance -- Social aspects. Sex in dance -- History.
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Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 312 pages; This is a book for lovers of dance and lovers of history alike, an introduction to a little known side of a cultural legacy - a book for anyone intrigued by the sublime, sexy, and downright surreal ways we find to strut our stuff. Wendy Buonaventura describes for the first time the world of dance through women's eyes. She moves gracefully across a kaleidoscope of cultures, from the delicious tango of Buenos Aires... to Paris and the bawdy, leggy cancan dancers of the Moulin Rouge... to Chicago and New York, where African Americans cakewalked, Charlestoned, and shimmied into the public eye, creating "jazz" dance. Description: 312 p., 8 p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm. 1st DaCapo Press edition. Originally published under the title: I put a spell on you. 2003. Subjects: Women dancers -- Social conditions. Dance -- Social aspects. Sex in dance -- History.
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Book Condition Report
Book Condition: Very Good.
Size of Item & Shipped Weight
Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram.
Keywords and Associated Terms
BZDB318 lib; Unbranded ISBN: 0306813483 EAN: 9780306813481 Buonaventura, Wendy Something in the way she moves : dancing women from Salome to Madonna