Screen LibraryBallroom：culture and costume in competitive dance
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| Main Authors: | |
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| Published: |
Berg,
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| Publisher Address: | Oxford New York |
| Publication Dates: | 2008. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | English ed. |
| Series: |
Dress, body, culture |
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| Carrier Form: | x, 210 p.: ill. ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9781845207991 (cloth) 1845207998 (cloth) 9781845208004 (pbk.) 1845208005 (pbk.) |
| Index Number: | J832 |
| CLC: |
J832.8-05 TS941.735 |
| Call Number: | J732.8-05/M341 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-197) and index. What is competitive ballroom dance? -- A brief history of ballroom -- Judging ballroom dance -- Ballroom as spectacle -- Ballroom as art -- Ballroom as sport -- Competitions as festival and celebration -- Competitions as ritual -- Costumes and conduct -- Performing -- Living the dancesport life -- Conclusion. |