Dance a While: A Handbook for Folk, Square, Contra, and by Anne M. Pittman,Marlys S. Waller,Cathy L. Dark

By Anne M. Pittman,Marlys S. Waller,Cathy L. Dark

The 10th variation of Dance your time maintains the 65-year legacy of a textbook that has confirmed to be the traditional of all leisure dance assets. The authors have poured many years of expertise and data onto its pages, offering a wealth of course on American, sq., contra, foreign, and social dance. each one bankruptcy is filled with expertly written guideline, coupled with transparent and special diagrams and informative heritage, to supply scholars with well-rounded education on over 260 person dances. The publication additionally incorporates a track CD to permit for comfort while working towards outdoors of the school room, aiding to make it a useful source for college students of dance in any respect levels.

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