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  • I See America Dancing – Selected Readings, 1685–2000: Selected Readings, 1685-2000

    I See America Dancing – Selected Readings, 1685–2000 by Needham, Maureen;

    Selected Readings, 1685-2000

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    Product details:

    • Publisher MO – University of Illinois Press
    • Date of Publication 6 March 2002
    • Number of Volumes Paperback

    • ISBN 9780252069994
    • Binding Paperback
    • No. of pages264 pages
    • Size 228x181x17 mm
    • Weight 442 g
    • Language English
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    Representing dancers, scholars, admirers, and critics, I See America Dancing is a diverse collection of primary documents and articles about the place and shape of dance in the United States from colonial times to the present.

    This volume offers a lively counterpoint between observers of the dance and dancers' views of what they do when they dance. Dance traditions represented include the Native American pow-wow; tribal music and dance activities on Sunday afternoons in New Orlean's Congo Square; the colonial Playford Balls and their modern offspring, country line dancing; and the Buddhist-inspired Japanese Bon dances in Hawaii. Anti-dance perspectives include government injunctions against Native American dancing and essays from a range of speakers who have declared the waltz, the twist, or the senior prom to be a careless quick-step away from hell or the brothel.

    I See America Dancing examines the styles that have marked theatrical dance in America, from French ballet to minstrel shows, and presents the views of influential dancers, choreographers, and the pioneers of early modern dance in America. Specific pieces examined include George Ballanchine's ballet Stars and Stripes, Yvonne Rainer's protest piece ""Flag Dance, 1970,"" and SonjÉ Mayo's ""Naked in America.""
    Covering historical social attitudes toward the dance as well as the performers and their works, I See America Dancing is a comprehensive, scholarly sourcebook that captures the energy and passion of this vital artform.
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