| Perspectives on American Dance: The New Millennium Contributor(s): Atkins, Jennifer (Editor), Sommer, Sally R. (Editor), Young, Tricia Henry (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0813054990 ISBN-13: 9780813054995 Publisher: University Press of Florida OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Dance - Regional & Ethnic - Performing Arts | Dance - History & Criticism - Performing Arts | Dance - Modern |
| Dewey: 798.2 |
| LCCN: 2018932579 |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.37 lbs) 290 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Dancing embodies cultural history and beliefs, and each dance carries with it features of the place where it originated. Influenced by different social, political, and environmental circumstances, dances change and adapt. American dance evolved in large part through combinations of multiple styles and forms that arrived with each new group of immigrants. Perspectives on American Dance is the first anthology in over twenty-five years to focus exclusively on American dance practices across a wide span of American culture. This volume and its companion show how social experience, courtship, sexualities, and other aspects of life in America are translated through dancing into spatial patterns, gestures, and partner relationships. This volume of Perspectives on American Dance features essays by a young generation of authors who write with familiarity about their own era, exploring new parameters of identity and evaluating a wide variety of movement practices being performed in spaces beyond traditional proscenium stages. Topics include "dorky dancing" on YouTube; same-sex competitors on the TV show So You Think You Can Dance; racial politics in NFL touchdown dances; the commercialization of flash mobs; the connections between striptease and corporate branding; how 9/11 affected dance; the criminalization of New York City club dancing; and the joyous ironies of hipster dance. This volume emphasizes how dancing is becoming more social and interactive as technology opens up new ways to create and distribute dance. The accessible essays use a combination of movement analysis, thematic interpretation, and historical context to convey the vitality and variety of American dance. They offer new insights on American dance practices while simultaneously illustrating how dancing functions as an essential template for American culture and identity. Contributors: Jennifer Atkins - Jessica Berson - J. Ellen Gainor - Patsy Gay - Ansley Jones - Kate Mattingly - Hannah Schwadron - Sally Sommer, Ph.D. - Ina Sotirova - Dawn Springer - Michelle T. Summers - Latika L. Young - Tricia Henry Young |
Contributor Bio(s): Young, Tricia Henry: - Tricia Henry Young is professor emerita of dance history and former director of the American Dance Studies program at Florida State University.Atkins, Jennifer: - Jennifer Atkins is associate professor of dance at Florida State University.Sommer, Sally R.: - Sally R. Sommer is professor of dance and director of the FSU in NYC program at Florida State University. |