Автор: Alford Henry Название: And Then We Danced: A Voyage Into the Groove ISBN: 9781501122262 Издательство: Simon & Schuster Классификация:
ISBN-10: 1501122266
Обложка/Формат: Paperback Страницы: 256 Вес: 0.27 кг. Дата издания: 18.06.2019 Язык: English Размер: 197 x 155 x 18 Читательская аудитория: General (us: trade) Подзаголовок: A voyage into the groove Рейтинг: Поставляется из: США Описание: Captivating...equal parts memoir and cultural history, Henry Alford seamlessly interweaves heartwarming and hilarious anecdotes about his deep dive into all things dance (Misty Copeland, The New York Times Book Review). When Henry Alford wrote about his experience with a Zumba class for The New York Times, little did he realize that it was the start of something much bigger. Dance would grow and take on many roles for Henry: exercise, stress reliever, confidence builder, an excuse to travel, a source of ongoing wonder, and--when he dances with Alzheimers patients--even a kind of community service. Tackling a wide range of forms (including ballet, hip-hop, jazz, ballroom, tap, contact improvisation, Zumba, swing), Alfords grand tour takes us through the works and careers of luminaries ranging from Bob Fosse to George Balanchine, Twyla Tharp to Arthur Murray. Rich in insight and humor, Alford mines both personal experience and fascinating cultural history to offer a witty and ultimately moving portrait of how dance can express all things human. And Then We Danced is in one sense a celebration of hoofer in all its wonder and variety, from abandon to refinement. But it is also history, investigation, memoir, and even, in its smart, sly way, self-help...very funny, but more, it is joyful--a dance all its own (Vanity Fair).
