Dance Books

New and Published Books

1. Bodily Expression in Electronic Music

   Perspectives on Reclaiming Performativity

   Edited by Deniz Peters, Gerhard Eckel, Andreas Dorschel

   Series: Routledge Research in Music

   In this book, scholars and artists explore the relation between electronic music and bodily expression from perspectives including aesthetics, philosophy of mind, phenomenology, dance and interactive performance arts, sociology, computer music and sonic arts, and music theory, transgressing...

   Published February 1st 2012 by Routledge
2. Dancing in the Vortex

   The Story of Ida Rubinstein

   By Vicki Woolf

   Series: Choreography and Dance Studies Series

   Published January 8th 2012 by Routledge
3. Dance Studies: The Basics

   By Jo Butterworth

   Series: The Basics

   Dance Studies: The Basics is a concise introduction to the study of dance ranging from the practical aspects such as technique and choreography to more theoretical considerations such as aesthetic appreciation and the place of dance in different cultures. This book answers questions such as:...

   Published November 20th 2011 by Routledge
4. Beyond Words

   Movement Observation and Analysis, 2nd Edition

   By Carol-Lynne Moore, Kaoru Yamamoto

   Beyond Words presents a range of illuminating approaches to examining every day social interactions, to help the reader understand human movement in new ways. Carol-Lynne Moore and Kaoru Yamamoto build on the principles that they expertly explored in the first edition of the book, maintaining a...

   Published October 18th 2011 by Routledge
5. The Laban Sourcebook

   Edited by Dick McCaw

   Rudolf Laban (1879 – 1958) was a pioneer in dance and movement, who found an extraordinary range of application for his ideas; from industry to drama, education and therapy. Laban believed that you can understand about human beings by observing how they move, and devised two complimentary methods...

   Published June 28th 2011 by Routledge
6. Pedagogy and Human Movement

   Theory, Practice, Research

   By Richard Tinning

   Series: Routledge Studies in Physical Education and Youth Sport

   Across the full range of human movement studies and their many sub-disciplines, established institutional practices and forms of pedagogy are used to (re)produce valued knowledge about human movement. Pedagogy and Human Movement explores this pedagogy in detail to reveal its applications and...

   Published March 22nd 2011 by Routledge
7. Fifty Contemporary Choreographers

   2nd Edition

   Edited by Martha Bremser, Lorna Sanders

   Series: Routledge Key Guides

   A unique and authoritative guide to the lives and work of prominent living contemporary choreographers, this fully updated new edition includes many new names in the field of choreography, alongside those considered masters of the modern age. Representing a wide range of dance genres, each entry...

   Published March 10th 2011 by Routledge
8. The World of Physical Culture in Sport and Exercise

   Visual Methods for Qualitative Research

   Edited by Cassandra Phoenix, Brett Smith

   Within qualitative research in the social sciences, the last decade has witnessed a growing interest in the use of visual methods. Visual Methods in Physical Culture is the first book in the field of sport and exercise sciences dedicated to harnessing the potential of using visual methods within...

   Published February 17th 2011 by Routledge
9. Choreographing Empathy

   Kinesthesia in Performance

   By Susan Foster

   "This is an urgently needed book – as the question of choreographing behavior enters into realms outside of the aesthetic domains of theatrical dance, Susan Foster writes a thoroughly compelling argument." – André Lepecki, New York University "May well prove to be one of Susan Foster’s most...

   Published November 3rd 2010 by Routledge
10. A Choreographer's Handbook

    By Jonathan Burrows

    On choreography: "Choreography is a negotiation with the patterns your body is thinking" On rules: "Try breaking the rules on a need to break the rules basis" A Choreographer’s Handbook invites the reader to investigate how and why to make a dance performance. In an inspiring and unusually...

    Published May 13th 2010 by Routledge