Glamour addiction : inside the American ballroom dance industry / Juliet McMains.
Glamour addiction : inside the American ballroom dance industry / Juliet McMains.
Glamour addiction : inside the American ballroom dance industry / Juliet McMains.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Middletown, Conn. : Wesleyan University Press, c2006.
Call Numbers
N792.33/1
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xvii, 245 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.
Contents
1. The glamour machine -- 2. Representations of social dance : a genealogy of improvisation -- 3. Brownface : representations of Latinness in Latin dance -- 4. Exceeding the limits of competition : innovations in theatrical ballroom dance.
Publication information
Publisher
Middletown, Conn. : Wesleyan University Press, c2006.
Place of Publication
Connecticut
Date Published
c2006.
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Summary
"In this first in-depth study of the sport of ballroom dance, dancer and dance historian Juliet McMains explains the "Glamour Machine" that drives the thriving industry, delving into both the pleasures and perils of its seductions. She further explores the broader social issues invoked by American DanceSport: representation of Latinness, economics...
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Full title
Glamour addiction : inside the American ballroom dance industry / Juliet McMains.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-238) and index.
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Date Copyright
c2006.
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N792.33/1
Record Identifier
74VKJ7gBg6lg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKJ7gBg6lg
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ISBN
9780819567741
0819567744 (alk. paper)
0819567752 (alk. paper)
9780819567741 (alk. paper)
9780819567758 (alk. paper)
DDC
792.33
MMS ID
991022151309702626
