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1.The Complete Idiot s Guide to Exotic and Pole Dancing Illustrated (Complete Idiot s Guide to)The Complete Idiot's Guide to Exotic and Pole Dancing Illustrated (Complete Idiot's Guide to)
from Alpha
Price: $16.47

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I think this book is a great reference manual. As a pole instructor - I focus more on tricks than dance, fitness vs. sensuality - I did find a few things in this book I would like to add to my warm ups.
I've never been an exotic dancer a day in my life so I cannot comment on other sections... more info

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2.The Art of Making DancesThe Art of Making Dances
from Princeton Book Company Publishers
Price: $14.93

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Written by one of the master pioneers of American modern dance, "The Art of Making Dances" was Doris Humphrey's final effort before she died in 1958. Published after her death, the book is a tribute to her legacy of providing a formal methodology of the craft of choreography. The book is an... more info

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3.The Intimate Act Of ChoreographyThe Intimate Act Of Choreography
from University of Pittsburgh Press
Price: $14.40

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If you're taking a composition class or teaching a composition class, this book IS the thing to use. It teaches you the basics, what will work, what might work, what won't work.
It's wonderful!

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4.Martha Graham: A Dancer s LifeMartha Graham: A Dancer's Life
from Clarion Books
Price: $12.92

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It's a great book, I read it for my book report book, and i just absolutely loved it! It's great for kids over 9+. It teaches you the whole life story, and some people she worked with, including Liza Minnely, and Madonna. And her whole family, to her dad, mom, sisters, to her nanny, look inside this... more info

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5.Ballet and Modern Dance: A Concise HistoryBallet & Modern Dance: A Concise History
from Princeton Book Company Publishers
Price: $16.47

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This book is especially interesting and easy to follow. It provides a sound overview of the history of dance with special focus on ballet and modern dance. This book introduces the novice to the legendary art of dance and captures the reader's attention with crafty storytelling. I particularly... more info

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6.The Dancer Prepares: Modern Dance for BeginnersThe Dancer Prepares: Modern Dance for Beginners
from McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
Price: $30.37

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This is a very good book to use for level 1 Modern Dance technique class

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7.Ballet and Modern Dance (World of Art)Ballet and Modern Dance (World of Art)
from Thames & Hudson
Price: $12.89

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Susan Au's history of ballet & modern dance is intelligent and authoritative. Where other narrative treatments often choose details seemingly randomly, Susan Au builds the narrative from the details she proffers. Nor does she lapse into odd anecdotes often found in other narrative treatments.... more info

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8.The Meaning of Tango: The Story of the Argentinian DanceThe Meaning of Tango: The Story of the Argentinian Dance
from Anova Books
Price: $13.57

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It is rare for me to find a book on any dance that really excites and interests me. This was one of those rare books. Denniston explores the history of the tango without resorting to a list of dates and figures. Instead she focuses on the grand themes of the dance's unique history and how that... more info

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9.The Cecchetti Method of Classical Ballet: Theory and TechniqueThe Cecchetti Method of Classical Ballet: Theory and Technique
from Dover Publications
Price: $11.53

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Believe me, this is a book well worth adding to your library. It is as specific in detail as both the Kirov and Bolshoi 'lessons in classical ballet' manuals. Cecchetti classes are named after the days of the week so on any day the teacher would announce that 'today we are doing the Tuesday class'.... more info

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10.Jazz Dance: The Story Of American Vernacular DanceJazz Dance: The Story Of American Vernacular Dance
from Da Capo Press
Price: $14.28

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I second everything Frank Cullen says about this book. I first read it over thirty years ago, acquiring my own copy some years later. Not only is it a great book on American show business,it makes great reading for anyone interested in all facets of New World music and dance culture. I frequently... more info

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