Dancing Till Dawn
Julie Malnig
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Description for Dancing Till Dawn
Paperback. Num Pages: 188 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ASDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 330.
Malnig examines exhibition ballroom dance as both a theatrical genre and a cultural and social phenomenon, promoting new cultural standards, including the emancipation of women and a new casualness and spontaneity between the sexes. A lively and thorough account of a dance form that has found renewed popularity in recent years.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
Number of Pages
188
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780814755280
SKU
V9780814755280
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Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Julie Malnig
Julie Malnig is Assistant Professor in the Gallatin Division of New York University where she teaches courses in Performance History, American Culture, and Gender Studies.
Reviews for Dancing Till Dawn
"A delightful and much-needed examination of twentieth-century American ballroom dance and its relation to other performing arts. Malnig employs a lively, rapid-fire writing style that sustains interest throughout the book...An important historical and cultural guide."
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