Picart, Caroline Joan S.

From Ballroom to DanceSport : Aesthetics, Athletics, and Body Culture. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (180 pages) - SUNY Series in Communication Studies . - SUNY Series in Communication Studies .

Intro -- From Ballroom to DanceSport -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The Contested Landscape of Ballroom Dance -- 2. Dancing through Different Worlds -- 3. Ballroom Dance and the Movies -- 4. Paving the Road to the Olympics -- 5. Packaging Fantasy and Morality -- 6. Quo Vadis? -- Ballroom-Dance-Related Organizations -- Appendix: Filmography of Selected DanceSport and Ballroom Films -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

An insider explores the transformation of ballroom dance into an Olympic sport.

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Ballroom dancing--Social aspects.
Popular culture.


Electronic books.

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