Rakuten Kobo

The Burlesque Handbook

by Jo Weldon ...

“Jo Weldon is the gold-standard for New Burlesque. I am proud to call her my friend, and unashamed to admit she’s my idol.” — Lily Burana, author of Strip City: A Stripper's Farewell Journey Across AmericaFrom one of the stars of the New Burlesque scene, Jo Weldon, comes a definitive, easy-to-use, and indispensable guide to the art form, with a foreword by superstar comedian and burlesque ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

“Jo Weldon is the gold-standard for New Burlesque. I am proud to call her my friend, and unashamed to admit she’s my idol.” — Lily Burana, author of Strip City: A Stripper's Farewell Journey Across AmericaFrom one of the stars of the New Burlesque scene, Jo Weldon, comes a definitive, easy-to-use, and indispensable guide to the art form, with a foreword by superstar comedian and burlesque
... Read more
Academic Approach to Arabic Dance

For Belly Dancers Who Want to Teach!

by Morwenna Assaf ...

Series series Pre-Session
Middle Eastern Dance also sometimes called Arabic Style/Belly-Danceis a misunderstood for of dance that derervesthe respect, and recognitionequal to that givenother etnic and classicaldance forms. This book is aimedat the instructorsof the danceof the dance as we hopeare educated and knowledgeable enough. It is for those who feel they are ready to teach too. Morwenna is committed to the education ... Read more

$6.73 CAD

Middle Eastern Dance also sometimes called Arabic Style/Belly-Danceis a misunderstood for of dance that derervesthe respect, and recognitionequal to that givenother etnic and classicaldance forms. This book is aimedat the instructorsof the danceof the dance as we hopeare educated and knowledgeable enough. It is for those who feel they are ready to teach too. Morwenna is committed to the education
... Read more
Dance History

An Introduction

Edited by Janet Adshead-Lansdale, June Layson ...

Originally published in 1983 the first edition rapidly established itself as a core student text. Now fully revised and up-dated it remains the only book to address the rationale, process, techniques and methodologies specific to the study of dance history. For the main body of the text which covers historical studies of dance in its traditional and performance contexts, the editors have brought ... Read more

$68.98 CAD

Originally published in 1983 the first edition rapidly established itself as a core student text. Now fully revised and up-dated it remains the only book to address the rationale, process, techniques and methodologies specific to the study of dance history. For the main body of the text which covers historical studies of dance in its traditional and performance contexts, the editors have brought
... Read more
The Greatest Male Drummers of All Time: Top 100

by alex trostanetskiy ...

Are you looking for a journey that will take you through The Greatest Male Drummers of All Time: Top 100, along with funny comments and a word puzzle? Then this book is for you. Whether you are looking at this book for curiosity, choices, options, or just for fun; this book fits any criteria. Creating The Greatest Male Drummers of All Time: Top 100 did not happen quickly. It is thorough look at ... Read more

$3.56 CAD

Are you looking for a journey that will take you through The Greatest Male Drummers of All Time: Top 100, along with funny comments and a word puzzle? Then this book is for you. Whether you are looking at this book for curiosity, choices, options, or just for fun; this book fits any criteria. Creating The Greatest Male Drummers of All Time: Top 100 did not happen quickly. It is thorough look at
... Read more
Dancing the New World

Aztecs, Spaniards, and the Choreography of Conquest

by Paul A. Scolieri ...

Series series Latin American and Caribbean Arts and Culture Publication Initiative, Mellon Foundation
Winner, Oscar G. Brockett Book Prize in Dance Research, 2014Honorable Mention, Sally Banes Publication Prize, American Society for Theatre Research, 2014de la Torre Bueno® Special Citation, Society of Dance History Scholars, 2013From Christopher Columbus to “first anthropologist” Friar Bernardino de Sahagún, fifteenth- and sixteenth-century explorers, conquistadors, clerics, scientists, and ... Read more

$49.67 CAD

Winner, Oscar G. Brockett Book Prize in Dance Research, 2014Honorable Mention, Sally Banes Publication Prize, American Society for Theatre Research, 2014de la Torre Bueno® Special Citation, Society of Dance History Scholars, 2013From Christopher Columbus to “first anthropologist” Friar Bernardino de Sahagún, fifteenth- and sixteenth-century explorers, conquistadors, clerics, scientists, and
... Read more
The Greatest Female Drummers of All Time: Top 100

by alex trostanetskiy ...

Are you looking for a journey that will take you through The Greatest Female Drummers of All Time: Top 100, along with funny comments and a word puzzle? Then this book is for you. Whether you are looking at this book for curiosity, choices, options, or just for fun; this book fits any criteria. Creating The Greatest Female Drummers of All Time: Top 100 did not happen quickly. It is thorough look ... Read more

$3.56 CAD

Are you looking for a journey that will take you through The Greatest Female Drummers of All Time: Top 100, along with funny comments and a word puzzle? Then this book is for you. Whether you are looking at this book for curiosity, choices, options, or just for fun; this book fits any criteria. Creating The Greatest Female Drummers of All Time: Top 100 did not happen quickly. It is thorough look
... Read more
The Greatest Composers of All Time: Top 100

by alex trostanetskiy ...

Are you looking for a journey that will take you through The Greatest Composers of All Time: Top 100, along with funny comments and a word puzzle? Then this book is for you. Whether you are looking at this book for curiosity, choices, options, or just for fun; this book fits any criteria. Creating The Greatest Composers of All Time: Top 100 did not happen quickly. It is thorough look at accuracy ... Read more

$3.56 CAD

Are you looking for a journey that will take you through The Greatest Composers of All Time: Top 100, along with funny comments and a word puzzle? Then this book is for you. Whether you are looking at this book for curiosity, choices, options, or just for fun; this book fits any criteria. Creating The Greatest Composers of All Time: Top 100 did not happen quickly. It is thorough look at accuracy
... Read more
Tango Argentino: A Pocket 'Breviary' for Its Dancers

by Patricia Muller, Enrico Massetti ...

In this book we discover the code of honour of the ‘porteños’ dancers of the Tango Milonguero who have remained ‘uncontaminated’ by the tourism surrounding the Tango and who are more or less 70-80 years old. Their behaviour reflects concepts that were already spoken of in ancient China! Let’s discover them together by following the footsteps of the Chinese philosopher, Lao Tse, and of los Viejos ... Read more

$8.81 CAD

In this book we discover the code of honour of the ‘porteños’ dancers of the Tango Milonguero who have remained ‘uncontaminated’ by the tourism surrounding the Tango and who are more or less 70-80 years old. Their behaviour reflects concepts that were already spoken of in ancient China! Let’s discover them together by following the footsteps of the Chinese philosopher, Lao Tse, and of los Viejos
... Read more
La Danza

by Anna Harsh ...

Imagine an assignment in college as a dance major opening a door and leading you to a life-long mission after just one performance.Anna Harsh made a vision board in 6th grade about dancing professionally, traveling to Italy, and meeting the Pope. Fast forward to her senior thesis project that catapulted her journey fulfilling that vision and so much more.Her quest to find traditional Italian ... Read more

$4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Imagine an assignment in college as a dance major opening a door and leading you to a life-long mission after just one performance.Anna Harsh made a vision board in 6th grade about dancing professionally, traveling to Italy, and meeting the Pope. Fast forward to her senior thesis project that catapulted her journey fulfilling that vision and so much more.Her quest to find traditional Italian
... Read more
Raising Dust

A Cultural History of Dance in Palestine

by Nicholas Rowe ...

Dance in Palestine has a history as complex and contentious as the land itself. Whether dismissed as bacchantic madness by Bible tourists in the 19th Century, revived and glorified by Zionists, Pan-Arabists and Palestinian Nationalists in the 20th Century, or rejected by Islamic Reformists in the 21st Century, dance in Palestine has a rich and elusive story that remains to be told. 'Raising Dust' ... Read more

$75.77 CAD

Dance in Palestine has a history as complex and contentious as the land itself. Whether dismissed as bacchantic madness by Bible tourists in the 19th Century, revived and glorified by Zionists, Pan-Arabists and Palestinian Nationalists in the 20th Century, or rejected by Islamic Reformists in the 21st Century, dance in Palestine has a rich and elusive story that remains to be told. 'Raising Dust'
... Read more
Le danze di coppia in Occidente

Tutto quello che c’è da sapere, dai primi passi alle gare

by Massimo Mannini, Francesco Galuppo ...

Series series Iride
Dalla storia delle danze occidentali all’iscrizione a una scuola di ballo, dall’alimentazione corretta, alla respirazione, dai primi passi da muovere in pista fino alla partecipazione alle gare, questo prezioso manualetto è un compendio fondamentale che spiega con semplicità e approfondimento tutto quel che c’è da sapere su danze standard, danze latine, liscio unificato e ballo da sala, combinata ... Read more

$8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Dalla storia delle danze occidentali all’iscrizione a una scuola di ballo, dall’alimentazione corretta, alla respirazione, dai primi passi da muovere in pista fino alla partecipazione alle gare, questo prezioso manualetto è un compendio fondamentale che spiega con semplicità e approfondimento tutto quel che c’è da sapere su danze standard, danze latine, liscio unificato e ballo da sala, combinata
... Read more
The Legacy of Stylistic Theatre in the Creation of a Modern Sinhala Drama in Sri Lanka

by Lakshmi D. Bulathsinghala ...

Series series Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies
This book explores the development of Sinhala stylistic drama from its earliest manifestations to the post-independence era.Bulathsinghala examines the impact of indigenous and imported folk theatrical forms on the work of the most significant postcolonial stylistic dramatists and on key plays that they produced. In the process, the book explores a number of myths and misunderstandings regarding ... Read more

$80.07 CAD

This book explores the development of Sinhala stylistic drama from its earliest manifestations to the post-independence era.Bulathsinghala examines the impact of indigenous and imported folk theatrical forms on the work of the most significant postcolonial stylistic dramatists and on key plays that they produced. In the process, the book explores a number of myths and misunderstandings regarding
... Read more
Popular Culture in South Asian Context

Edited by Akshaya Kumar, Raj Thakur ...

The volume examines popular sensibilities via textual, visual, performative, spatial, digital frames of inquiry and critical social-political issues in South Asia. It highlights the interface between cultural studies and its popular-political standpoints and interrogates the kaleidoscope of popular imaginary as well as its conceptual problematics through distinct case studies from the region. It ... Read more

$96.09 CAD

The volume examines popular sensibilities via textual, visual, performative, spatial, digital frames of inquiry and critical social-political issues in South Asia. It highlights the interface between cultural studies and its popular-political standpoints and interrogates the kaleidoscope of popular imaginary as well as its conceptual problematics through distinct case studies from the region. It
... Read more
Choreographing the North

Settler Affinities in Contemporary Dancemaking

by Bridget Cauthery ...

Series series Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies
Choreographing the North examines 11 contemporary dance pieces that perform northern culture, landscape, folklore, and ideas of "North."The choreographers, from Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Luxembourg, Australia, and Argentina, translate their real or imagined journeys to the North for stage and/or screen. This book examines the ways Indigenous subjects and ... Read more

$80.07 CAD

Choreographing the North examines 11 contemporary dance pieces that perform northern culture, landscape, folklore, and ideas of "North."The choreographers, from Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Luxembourg, Australia, and Argentina, translate their real or imagined journeys to the North for stage and/or screen. This book examines the ways Indigenous subjects and
... Read more
The Greatest Guitarists of All Time: Top 100

by alex trostanetskiy ...

Are you looking for a journey that will take you through The Greatest Guitarists of All Time: Top 100, along with funny comments and a word puzzle? Then this book is for you. Whether you are looking at this book for curiosity, choices, options, or just for fun; this book fits any criteria. Creating The Greatest Guitarists of All Time: Top 100 did not happen quickly. It is thorough look at accuracy ... Read more

$3.56 CAD

Are you looking for a journey that will take you through The Greatest Guitarists of All Time: Top 100, along with funny comments and a word puzzle? Then this book is for you. Whether you are looking at this book for curiosity, choices, options, or just for fun; this book fits any criteria. Creating The Greatest Guitarists of All Time: Top 100 did not happen quickly. It is thorough look at accuracy
... Read more
ईश्वर के अपने देश के देवता

तेय्यम

by Saji Madapat, Tiger Rider, EPM Mavericks ...

ईश्वर के अपने देश के देवता एक ओझल हुई संस्कृति और उसके आसपास के समुदायों की याद दिलाते हैं। तेय्यम केरल - ईश्वर के अपने देश, भारत में द्रविड़ संस्कृति को दर्शाता अनुष्ठानों से पूर्ण एक कला रूप है। यह पुस्तक तेय्यम, उसे जुड़े सुंदर चित्र और सैकड़ों कहानियों के बारे में विस्तृत जानकारी प्रदान करती है। हम यह पुस्तक तेय्यम कलाकारों को समर्पित करते हैं, जो "लोगों के, लोगों के द्वारा, लोगों के लिए" वास ... Read more

$10.79 CAD

ईश्वर के अपने देश के देवता एक ओझल हुई संस्कृति और उसके आसपास के समुदायों की याद दिलाते हैं। तेय्यम केरल - ईश्वर के अपने देश, भारत में द्रविड़ संस्कृति को दर्शाता अनुष्ठानों से पूर्ण एक कला रूप है। यह पुस्तक तेय्यम, उसे जुड़े सुंदर चित्र और सैकड़ों कहानियों के बारे में विस्तृत जानकारी प्रदान करती है। हम यह पुस्तक तेय्यम कलाकारों को समर्पित करते हैं, जो "लोगों के, लोगों के द्वारा, लोगों के लिए" वास
... Read more
Creativity: Establish Visibility

Creativity: Power of Commitment, #3

by Morwenna Assaf ...

Series Book 3 - Creativity: Power of Commitment
This is the third book in the series Creativity: Power of Commitment. This is a book of daily exercises at an Intermediate level that takes 3 months. Be as creative as you can. Ideas for that creativity and also how to not get overwhelmed with the belly dance scene. Lots of business ideas are here too. Take your business to its fullest and let your passion for the dance shine.This book is written ... Read more

$3.36 CAD

This is the third book in the series Creativity: Power of Commitment. This is a book of daily exercises at an Intermediate level that takes 3 months. Be as creative as you can. Ideas for that creativity and also how to not get overwhelmed with the belly dance scene. Lots of business ideas are here too. Take your business to its fullest and let your passion for the dance shine.This book is written
... Read more
Lengua y producción dancística valenciana

by Isabel Aznar Collado ...

En este libro se muestra el lenguaje del movimiento en las danzas folklóricas valencianas: Les Danses y la Dansà. Se profundiza en la importancia de transmitir este discurso dancístico a las futuras generaciones para que sea entendido en su contexto concreto. En esta publicación se realiza un análisis descriptivo de estas danzas y se reflexiona sobre los elementos básicos que componen la ... Read more

$11.50 CAD

En este libro se muestra el lenguaje del movimiento en las danzas folklóricas valencianas: Les Danses y la Dansà. Se profundiza en la importancia de transmitir este discurso dancístico a las futuras generaciones para que sea entendido en su contexto concreto. En esta publicación se realiza un análisis descriptivo de estas danzas y se reflexiona sobre los elementos básicos que componen la
... Read more
Gods of God's Own Country - Theyyam Stories

Confessions of a Monkey-Trapped Prodigal Son of The God's Own Country

by Tiger Rider, Saji Madapat, EPM Mavericks ...

Series Book 2 - The Gods of The God's Own Country
This storybook is the second part of the book: "The Gods of The God's Own Country: THEYYAM Publishing published it as volume II because of Amazon's file size limit (650MB). The royalties from this book will be donated to those destitute Gods of the God’s Own Country for a Greater Purpose.The Gods of God's Own Country is a reminder of a forgotten culture and the communities surrounding it. Theyyam ... Read more

$6.29 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This storybook is the second part of the book: "The Gods of The God's Own Country: THEYYAM Publishing published it as volume II because of Amazon's file size limit (650MB). The royalties from this book will be donated to those destitute Gods of the God’s Own Country for a Greater Purpose.The Gods of God's Own Country is a reminder of a forgotten culture and the communities surrounding it. Theyyam
... Read more
Unwritten Literature of Hawaii

The Sacred Songs of the Hula

by Nathaniel Bright Emerson ...

Nathaniel Bright Emerson's 'Unwritten Literature of Hawaii' delves into the rich oral traditions and storytelling techniques of Hawaiian culture. Through meticulous research and firsthand accounts, Emerson explores how Hawaiian tales were passed down through generations without the need for a written language, highlighting the importance of orality in preserving cultural heritage. Drawing on a mix ... Read more

Was $2.99 CAD Now $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Nathaniel Bright Emerson's 'Unwritten Literature of Hawaii' delves into the rich oral traditions and storytelling techniques of Hawaiian culture. Through meticulous research and firsthand accounts, Emerson explores how Hawaiian tales were passed down through generations without the need for a written language, highlighting the importance of orality in preserving cultural heritage. Drawing on a mix
... Read more
The Gods of The God's Own Country

THEYYAM

by Saji Madapat, Tiger Rider, EPM Mavericks ...

The Gods of God's Own Country is a reminder of a forgotten culture and the communities surrounding it. Theyyam is a Dravidian ritual art form of Kerala, India - God's own country. This book provides detailed information about Theyyam, beautiful images, and hundreds of stories. We dedicate this book to the Theyyam artists, the veritable gods "Of the People, by the People, for the People."The author ... Read more

$5.66 CAD

The Gods of God's Own Country is a reminder of a forgotten culture and the communities surrounding it. Theyyam is a Dravidian ritual art form of Kerala, India - God's own country. This book provides detailed information about Theyyam, beautiful images, and hundreds of stories. We dedicate this book to the Theyyam artists, the veritable gods "Of the People, by the People, for the People."The author
... Read more
The Experience of Theater Dance for Belly Dancers

The Experience of Theater for Middle Eastern Dance Studies

by Morwenna Assaf ...

Have you always wanted to do or be involved in a theater production? Want to know the ins and outs? Want to know what to ask without appearing uninformed. Well! Now you can. This book will answer all the questions that involve the tasks at hand. Know the terminology being used. Know how to deal with the different aspects of theater. Know how to deal with the different workersin a theater without ... Read more

$6.63 CAD

Have you always wanted to do or be involved in a theater production? Want to know the ins and outs? Want to know what to ask without appearing uninformed. Well! Now you can. This book will answer all the questions that involve the tasks at hand. Know the terminology being used. Know how to deal with the different aspects of theater. Know how to deal with the different workersin a theater without
... Read more
Shiny Beads and Shimmies

by Morwenna Assaf ...

Shiny Beads & Shimmies: Do you love to dance? Interested in Belly-Dance? Do you not know where to turn ? Are you unsure as to what is acceptable and what is not? How do you know if a teacher is good or not? This book will answer these questions and more, then guide you in the right direction. It will tell you what you need to know and more before you make a mistake and waste money. Badly ... Read more

$3.53 CAD

Shiny Beads & Shimmies: Do you love to dance? Interested in Belly-Dance? Do you not know where to turn ? Are you unsure as to what is acceptable and what is not? How do you know if a teacher is good or not? This book will answer these questions and more, then guide you in the right direction. It will tell you what you need to know and more before you make a mistake and waste money. Badly
... Read more
Ballroom Dancing

America's #1 Survival Guide to Ballroom Dancing, Ballroom Dance Lessons, Ballroom Dance Costumes, Ballroom Dancing Shoes, Ballroom Dance Studio and Ballroom Dancing for Kids

by Bonita Pfeffer ...

Learn to ace your wedding dance and keep cool at a formal and in dance classes with this knock-out book that teaches you all about ballroom dancing, ballroom dance lessons ballroom dance costumes, ballroom dancing shoes, ballroom dance studio, ballroom dancing for kids and more. ... Read more

$3.36 CAD

Learn to ace your wedding dance and keep cool at a formal and in dance classes with this knock-out book that teaches you all about ballroom dancing, ballroom dance lessons ballroom dance costumes, ballroom dancing shoes, ballroom dance studio, ballroom dancing for kids and more.
... Read more

eReaders

Apps

Accessories

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Your Shopping Cart is empty

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Recommended For You

Folk eBooks

Show: