Swing Dancing
- ISBN-10
- 0313375186
- ISBN-13
- 9780313375187
- Series
- Swing Dancing
- Category
- Performing Arts
- Pages
- 227
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-04-07
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO
- Authors
- Erin Stevens, Tamara Stevens
Description
Telling a riveting true story of the emergence and development of an American icon, this book traces swing dancing from its origins to its status as a modern-day art form. • Contains insights from personal interviews with a variety of prominent dancers, scholars, and historians • Presents a chronology of the emergence of vernacular American dancing and the development of swing, from colonial times to the present day • Includes numerous illustrations and photographs depicting the diverse influences on the genre, from legendary musicians to iconic swing dancers and more • Contains a select bibliography of diverse source material, such as books, films, and magazine and newspaper articles • Provides a helpful index offering access to names, places, people, and all important subjects
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Other editions
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- 2002-08
- 128 pages
- Paperback
- Sterling Publishing Company Incorporated
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