Tango: Creation of a Cultural Icon - Couverture souple

Baim, Jo

 
9780253219053: Tango: Creation of a Cultural Icon
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0253219051 ISBN 13 : 9780253219053
Editeur : Indiana University Press, 2007

Synopsis

In Tango: Creation of a Cultural Icon Jo Baim dispels common stereotypes of the tango and tells the real story behind this rich and complex dance. Despite its exoticism, the tango of this time period is a very accessible dance, especially as European and North American dancers adapted it. Modern ballroom dancers can enjoy a "step" back in time with the descriptions included in this book. Almost as interesting as the history of the tango is the cultural response to it: cities banned it, army officers were threatened with demotion if caught dancing it, clergy and politicians wrote diatribes against it. Newspaper headlines warned that people died from dancing the tango and that it would be the downfall of civilization. The vehemence of these anti-tango outbursts confirms one thing: the tango was a cultural force to be reckoned with!

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À propos de l'auteur

Jo Baim is Assistant Organist at historic Trinity Parish Episcopal Church in Seattle and a freelance choreographer. She is an oblate of the Benedictine Monastery of St. Gertrude in Cottonwood, Idaho. She lives in Seattle, Washington.

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Éditeur
Indiana University Press
Date d'édition
2007
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0253219051
ISBN 13 
9780253219053
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
232
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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9780253348852: Tango: Creation of a Cultural Icon

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ISBN 10 :  0253348854 ISBN 13 :  9780253348852
Editeur : Indiana University Press, 2007
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