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Books in Dance Today series

  • Today's Street Dance: 4D An Augmented Reading Experience

    Lori Mortensen

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2019)
    Let's break it down! Discover the roots of breaking and other street dance styles and the art forms evolution to modern times. Get to know the B-boys and B-girls who added their signature style to the street dance movement, from the Rock Steady Crew to Janet Jackson to Jabbawockeez. Get to know the basic steps and what it takes to become a master of this freestyle art form.
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  • Today's Ballet: 4D An Augmented Reading Experience

    Rebecca Rissman

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2019)
    It's a dance, dance, evolution! Get to know the plie, arabesque, and other basic steps, and see how ballet has changed over the years. From Anna Pavlova to Mikhail Baryshnikov to Misty Copeland, discover the dancers who added their signature style to this graceful dance form. Go behind the curtain to see what it takes to become a prima ballerina and how a performance comes together.
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  • Today's Hip-Hop: 4D An Augmented Reading Experience

    Lori Mortensen

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2019)
    Get up and dance! Get to know popping and locking and other basic steps, and how this freestyle dance form has evolved since the 1970s. Discover performances and dancers who added their signature style to the hip-hop movement, from DJ Kool Herc to Michael Jackson's Moonwalk to the all-female DM Nation. Learn what it takes to become a hip-hop pro and the choreography that goes into full-scale performances.
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  • Today's Tap Dancing: 4D An Augmented Reading Experience

    Rebecca Rissman

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2019)
    Get up and dance! Get to know the steps, performances, and dancers who added their signature style to tap dancing. From Fred Astaire to Savion Glover to Chloe Arnold, Today's Tap Dancing: Beyond Tap Shoes and Fancy Footwork will have you stomping, shuffling, and doing the paradiddle across the dance floor.
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  • Dance Today

    Lori Mortensen, Rebecca Rissman

    Hardcover (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2019)
    Discover the origin and evolution of dance from its basic moves to the fusion of dance styles you find today. Get a behind the scenes look at what it takes to become a professional dancer and the choreography and design of performances.
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