list of dance books
- Thread starter liz
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Every now and then someone will name different books that are a good read for dancers. I would really like to order some of them.But, I haven't kept track of all the names. I thought we should have a list... Anyone want to start?
A very interesting read for the history is the 1914 Modern Dancing by Vernon and Irene Castle. You can find a version of this on Amazon. The reprint is terrible. No effort was made to clean up the OCR. However, with the purchase you can then download a scan of the original book with the pictures.
bluebereft
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oh dear, i made a major booboo! yes i meant max winkelhuis. haha. and after reading franklin's book i do realise that they are very different.
I really enjoyed both of these books. A good portion of Scrivener's book was beyond my current comprehension, however, I still found a lot in it to enjoy, I'm glad I read it and I will read it again in the future.
Bill and Bobbie Irvine's book was my cup of tea in every way. I adore this book...I want to own this book ($500+ is out of my current price-range!!)...it is beautifully written, it is a wonderful book for dance and for life, it touched me on such a level, it covers so many topics we have discussed on DF...I absolutely love this book...and I'm mightily upset that I have to return it to the library!!!
wonderwoman
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Why would a book be $500?
The book was published in 1970 (before I was born!!!
) and likely there were only a small number published. Get a small number of anything, and interested collectors (whether book collectors, or ballroom dance history buffs), the price creeps up -- I'm sure there are a number of older books for which the same applies. When you search normal book stores, it says it is out of print and there are no copies -- then you find someone on amazon or some rare bookshop site who has a copy and they can ask a hefty sum for it. I would imagine when it was printed it cost about the same as any other book at the time.Thanks LindyKeya! That gives me hope that someday soon I may own a copy!! Maybe I was confusing it with the other book in my post -- the one copy of the book of Len Scrivener's work is going for $654 on amazon right now. Wow!
piimapoika
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Abebooks.com have 4 copies of Irvine's "The Dancing Years". Cheapest is USD 5.50, most expensive USD 324.88. Get in quick for the cheapo one!
Thanks piimapoika! I missed the $5 one -- I would definitely have jumped on that!!
