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Ballroom

By Hilary French

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Ballroom

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A tune-filled, light-footed people's history of ballroom dancing, from Vernon and Irene Castle and Arthur Murray to Dancing with the Stars.

In the early twentieth century, American ragtime and the Parisian Tango fueled a dancing craze in Britain. Public ballrooms--which had never been seen before--were built throughout the country, providing a glamorous setting for all classes to dance. The new styles of dance being defined and taught in the 1920s, as well as the films of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in the 1930s, ensured that ballroom dancing continued to be the most popular pastime until the 1960s, rivaled only by the cinema.

This book explores the vibrant history of Ballroom and Latin: the dances, the lavish venues, the competitions, and the influential instructors. It also traces the decline of competitive dancing and its resurgence in recent years with the hugely popular TV shows Strictly Come Dancing and Dancing with the Stars.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
304
Release Date:
2022-08-09
Publication Date:
2022-06-13
Publisher:
Reaktion Books
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1789145155
ISBN13:
9781789145151
Weight:
670 g
Height:
168 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
32 cm
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