Ballroom (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781845207991)

Competitive ballroom is much more than a style of dance. Rather, it is a continually evolving and increasingly global social and cultural arena: of fashion, performance, art, sport, gender and more.

Ballroom explores the intersection of dance cultures, dress and the body. Presenting the author's experiences at an international range of dance events in Europe, the US and UK, as well as featuring the views of individual dancers, the book shows how dancing influences mind and body alike. For students of anthropology, dance, cultural and performance studies, Ballroom provides an ethnographic picture of how dancers and others live their lives both on and off the dance floor.

Author: Jonathan S. Marion
ISBN-10: 1845207998
ISBN-13: 9781845207991
Publisher: Berg Publishers
Language: English
Published: 08/01/2008
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.04lbs
Size: 9.28h x 6.36w x 0.69d

Review Citation(s):
Chronicle of Higher Education 10/10/2008 pg. 19