Modern Jazz Dance

Modern Jazz Dance by Delores Kirton Cayou published by Mayfield Publishing Company is out of print.

Christy Lane's: All That Jazz and More: The Complete Book of Jazz Dancing

Christy Lane's: All That Jazz and More: The Complete Book of Jazz Dancing published by Kendall Hunt is out of print.

PublicationsMelanie GeorgeAugust 29, 2018book, out of print, technique, instruction, christy lane

Anthology of American Jazz Dance

Gus Giordano’s Anthology of American Jazz Dance, Published by Orion, is currently out of print.

Image of Perfection: The Freestyle Dance of Matt Mattox

An analysis of the technique of Matt Mattox.

PublicationsMelanie GeorgeAugust 29, 2018book, in print, essays, bob boross, jazz history, matt mattox, frank hatchett

The Luigi Jazz Dance Technique

Explains this celebrated teacher's philosophy of dance, and shows each movement of his complex warm-up routine for dancers

PublicationsMelanie GeorgeAugust 29, 2018book, instruction, technique, out of print, luigi, classical jazz, classical

Discovering Jazz Dance: America's Energy and Soul

Discovering Jazz Dance: America’s Energy and Soul by Janice LaPointe-Crump, published by William C. Brown Publishing, is currently out of print.

DanceWriting: Short Hand for Modern and Jazz Dance

Valerie Sutton’s notation methods of modern and jazz dance.

PublicationsMelanie GeorgeAugust 29, 2018book, in print, instruction, theory, notation, valerie sutton

Waltzing in the Dark: African American Vaudeville and Race Politics in the Swing Era

Scholarly writing on AfricanAmerican performers in vaudeville era by by one of the foremost African American dance critics of our day.

The Black Dancing Body: A Geography from Coon to Cool

Written by Brenda Dixon Gottschild, one of the foremost American dance critics of our day, The Black Dancing Body is a key to the ineffable rhythms and movement of dance in America.

Digging the Africanist Presence in American Performance: Dance and Other Contexts

This ground-breaking work brings dance into current discussions of the African presence in American culture.

Dancing Many Drums: Excavations in African American Dance

Bringing together issues of race, gender, politics, history, and dance, Dancing Many Drums ranges widely, including discussions of dance instruction songs, the blues aesthetic, and Katherine Dunham’s controversial ballet about lynching, Southland.

Aesthetic of the Cool

This book brings together all Thompson’s writings on the cool, some hitherto unpublished, many in out-of-print and hard-to-find publications.

The Fosse Style

Debra McWaters has put together the ultimate visual and verbal guide to Fosse's way of dancing, choreographing, and teaching.

PublicationsMelanie GeorgeAugust 29, 2018book, in print, technique, instruction, beginners, fosse, debra mcwaters, ben vereen, bob fosse

Swinging at The Savoy: The Memoir of a Jazz Dancer

The dancer and choreographer chronicles her life and provides a history of the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem and its influence on American culture.

Unsung Genius: The Passion of Dancer-Choreographer Jack Cole

Unsung Genius: The Passion of Dancer-Choreographer Jack Cole by Glenn Loney, published by Franklin Watts is out of print.

PublicationsMelanie GeorgeAugust 29, 2018book, out of print, biography, jack cole, theatrical jazz, theatrical

Tap and Jazz

Tap and Jazz by Nikki Gamble is overview of jazz and tap dance history, performance, and production.

PublicationsMelanie GeorgeAugust 29, 2018book, in print, jazz history, tap, nikki gamble, social dance, dance appreciation

Technique and Styles of Jazz Dancing

Technique and Styles of Jazz Dancing by Jean Sabatine published by Hoctor Dance Records is out of print.

PublicationsMelanie GeorgeAugust 28, 2018book, out of print, technique, instruction, jean sabatine

Steppin' on the Blues: The Visible Rhythms of African American Dance

Former dancer Jacqui Malone throws a fresh spotlight on the cultural history of black dance.

The Official Guide to Jazz Dancing

The Official Guide to Jazz Dancing by Allen Dow with Mike Michaelson published by Chartwell Books. is out of print.

PublicationsMelanie GeorgeAugust 28, 2018book, out of print, technique, instruction, allen dow, mike michaelson, 1970s, 1980s

Recreational Jazz Dance: A Syllabus of Jazz Dance Terms and Recreational Jazz Dances

Recreational Jazz Dance: A Syllabus of Jazz Dance Terms and Recreational Jazz Dances by Ann I Czompo published by Quik-Print Service is out of print.

PublicationsMelanie GeorgeAugust 28, 2018book, out of print, technique, instruction, vernacular, Ann I. Czompo, recreational

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