Sharing the Dance : Contact Improvisation and American Culture.
Novack, Cynthia J.
Sharing the Dance : Contact Improvisation and American Culture. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (277 pages) - New Directions in Anthropological Writing Series . - New Directions in Anthropological Writing Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Contact Improvistaion and Anthropological Analysis -- 2. Contact Improvisation's Origins and Influences -- 3. "You Come. We'll Show You What We Do" : The Initial Development of Contact Improvisation -- 4. Dance as "Art-Sport" : Continuing the Form -- 5. Movement and Meaning in Contact Improvisation -- 6. Experiencing the Body -- 7. Cultural Symbols and Aesthetic Practices -- 8. Community, Values, and Authority -- 9. The Business of Performance -- References -- Index.
9780299124434
Improvisation in dance--History.
Dance--Anthropological aspects--United States.
Electronic books.
GV1781.2 .N68 1990
792.8
Sharing the Dance : Contact Improvisation and American Culture. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (277 pages) - New Directions in Anthropological Writing Series . - New Directions in Anthropological Writing Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Contact Improvistaion and Anthropological Analysis -- 2. Contact Improvisation's Origins and Influences -- 3. "You Come. We'll Show You What We Do" : The Initial Development of Contact Improvisation -- 4. Dance as "Art-Sport" : Continuing the Form -- 5. Movement and Meaning in Contact Improvisation -- 6. Experiencing the Body -- 7. Cultural Symbols and Aesthetic Practices -- 8. Community, Values, and Authority -- 9. The Business of Performance -- References -- Index.
9780299124434
Improvisation in dance--History.
Dance--Anthropological aspects--United States.
Electronic books.
GV1781.2 .N68 1990
792.8