Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?Re=3295&N=3+5570+4294967200 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1257220 Autobiography of Cheryl Burke, professional dancer, choreographer, and two-time champion on Dancing with the Stars. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1251133 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=626501 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=726681 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=310891 They were two of the most explosive dancers of the twentieth century, dazzling audiences with daredevil splits, slides, and hair-raising flips. But they were also highly sophisticated dancers, refining a centuries-old tradition of percussive dance into the rhythmic brilliance of jazz tap at its zenith. They were Fayard and Harold Nicholas, two American masters masterfully portrayed in this new dual biography by Constance Valis Hill. In Brotherhood in Rhythm, Hill interweaves an intimate portrait of these great performers with a richly detailed history of jazz music and jazz dance, both bringing their act to life and explaining their significance through a colorful analysis of their eloquent footwork, their full-bodied expressiveness, and their changing style.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=300218 A unique guide for amateur and professional dancers searching for a one-volume resource describing the appropriate programs for their area of interest or expertise. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=259814 In Goddess more than 30 Martha Graham dancers recall the complex experience of studying, working and performing with this small giant of a woman. They represent all the decades of the Graham era, from the twenties into the nineties, and their commentary illuminates the creation and performance of such now classic Graham works as Heretic, Primitive Mysteries, Letter to the World, Deaths and Entrances, Herodiade, Appalachian Spring, Dark Meadow, Cave of the Heart, Night Journey, Diversion of Angels and Clytemnestra. As the artists relive their time with Graham, their words and voices sound with stunning authenticity, while the incidents and the emotions they remember range from moments of exaltation and exhilaration to those of humiliation and fury. Throughout this remarkable oral history, legendary dancers show us Martha Graham as she has never been seen before - at work and in love, giving and demanding, inspiring and imperious, and as a presence that will always be with them.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=119438 Heidi Mattson was raised in small-town New England, third in a family of four daughters. She was smart, ambitious, and ready for the world when the letter of acceptance came from Brown University, one of the most coveted and prestigious Ivy League schools. It was her dream come true, and yet without substantial monetary assistance the dream might never be realized. Working every part-time job she could until school began, Heidi scrimped and saved, budgeted every penny, and pulled together enough - with the Brown financial aid package - to pay her tuition, room, and board for the first year. But despite jobs waitressing and cleaning during her hours away from class, the money just wouldnt hold out. There seemed no way to keep up with the mounting tuition, book costs, and other bills, and working and studying full time was beginning to take its toll. A chance advertisement for the Foxy Lady - a local Providence nightclub - caught Heidis attention, and, wary but open-minded, she decided to check it out. She promised herself, however, that the moment she felt compromised in any way she would be out the door. After a reassuring tour of the place, which catered to a wide range of customers and offered multiple nightly events, Heidi felt that this just might be the way to solve her problems. She signed on with the Foxy Lady, and before long her charm, beauty, and natural charisma won her a place as one of the clubs top attractions. Heidi managed to balance her life at the Foxy Lady with her life at Brown, but for two years she couldnt bring herself to tell her family - especially her mother. When she finally did, the repercussions were dramatic and unexpected. Nevertheless she persevered, and graduated from Brown with a B.A. in English and American literature, having successfully straddled the worlds of sex and scholarship, learning more than a bit about human nature in the process.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=183990 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=189414 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=75812 This penetrating analysis of one of the most extraordinary fads ever to strike America details how dance marathons manifested a potent from of drama. Between the two world wars they were a phenomenon in which working-class people engaged in emblematic struggles for survival. Battling to outlast other contestants, the dancers hoped to become notable. There was crippling exhaustion and anguish among the contenders, but ultimately it was the coupling of authentic pain with staged displays that made dance marathons a national craze. Within the well-controlled space of theatre they revealed actual lifes unpredictability and inconsistencies, and, indeed, the frightful aspects of social Darwinism. In this grotesque theatrical setting we see also a horrifying metaphor - the ailing nation grappling with difficult times.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=178376 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=251222 The mother of modern dance and a pioneering feminist, Isadora Duncan was a legend in her lifetime and has been a myth since her death. This book reveals the woman in photographs and works of art, combined with an insightful text. 267 photos, 17 in full color. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=156395 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=44285 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=236183 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=130933 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=257734 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=58808