Nott / Unknown / Nathaus Worlds of social dancing

Dance floor encounters and the global rise of couple dancing, c. 1910-40
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-1-5261-5624-2
Verlag: University Press of Mississippi
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 328 Seiten

Reihe: Studies in Popular Culture

By the 1920s, much of the world was 'dance mad,' as dancers from Buenos Aires to Tokyo, from Manchester to Johannesburg and from Chelyabinsk to Auckland, engaged in the Charleston, the foxtrot and a whole host of other fashionable dances. Worlds of social dancing examines how these dance cultures spread around the globe at this time and how they were altered to suit local tastes. As it looks at dance as a 'social world', the book explores the social and personal relationships established in encounters on dance floors on all continents. It also acknowledges the impact of radio and (sound) film as well as the contribution of dance teachers, musicians and other entertainment professionals to the making of the new dance culture.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Unknown,

Nott, James

Nathaus, Klaus