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  1. Taken by Surprise: A Dance Improvisation Reader
    Taken by Surprise: A Dance Improvisation Reader
  2. The Heart of America
    The Heart of America
  3. Dance As a Way of Knowing (Strategies for Teaching and Learning Professional Library)
    Dance As a Way of Knowing (Strategies for Teaching and Learning Professional Library)
  4. Dancing Many Drums: Excavations in African American Dance (Studies in Dance History)
    Dancing Many Drums: Excavations in African American Dance (Studies in Dance History)
  5. The Bluffer's Guide to Ballet: Bluff Your Way in Ballet
    The Bluffer's Guide to Ballet: Bluff Your Way in Ballet
  6. Nomai Dance Drama : A Surviving Spirit of Medieval Japan (Contributions to the Study of Music and Dance)
    Nomai Dance Drama : A Surviving Spirit of Medieval Japan (Contributions to the Study of Music and Dance)
  7. Stepping Left: Dance and Politics in New York City, 1928-1942
    Stepping Left: Dance and Politics in New York City, 1928-1942
  8. Katherine Dunham: Dancing a Life
    Katherine Dunham: Dancing a Life
  9. Sacred Dance: Encounter With the Gods (Art and Imagination)
    Sacred Dance: Encounter With the Gods (Art and Imagination)
  10. Teach Yourself Latin American Dancing
    Teach Yourself Latin American Dancing
  11. Dance Ink: Photographs
    Dance Ink: Photographs
  12. A Sense of Dance: Exploring Your Movement Potential
    A Sense of Dance: Exploring Your Movement Potential
  13. 101 More Dance Games for Children: New Fun and Creativity With Movement (Hunter House Smartfun Book)
    101 More Dance Games for Children: New Fun and Creativity With Movement (Hunter House Smartfun Book)
  14. Spiral-bound
    Spiral-bound
  15. Merengue and Dominican Identity: Music As National Unifier
    Merengue and Dominican Identity: Music As National Unifier
  16. Rumba: Dance and Social Change in Contemporary Cuba (Blacks in the Diaspora)
    Rumba: Dance and Social Change in Contemporary Cuba (Blacks in the Diaspora)
  17. The Illustrated Dance Technique of Jose Limon
    The Illustrated Dance Technique of Jose Limon
  18. New and Curious School of Theatrical Dancing: The Classical Illustrated Treatise on Commedia Dell'Arte Performance
    New and Curious School of Theatrical Dancing: The Classical Illustrated Treatise on Commedia Dell'Arte Performance
  19. Modern Dance Negro Dance: Race in Motion
    Modern Dance Negro Dance: Race in Motion
  20. Frederick Ashton and His Ballets
    Frederick Ashton and His Ballets
  21. Converging Movements: Modern Dance and Jewish Culture at the 92nd Street Y
    Converging Movements: Modern Dance and Jewish Culture at the 92nd Street Y
  22. Black Dance: From 1619 to Today
    Black Dance: From 1619 to Today
  23. Taking Root to Fly: Articles on Functional Anatomy
    Taking Root to Fly: Articles on Functional Anatomy
  24. Ballroom Dancing: The Romance, Rhythm and Style
    Ballroom Dancing: The Romance, Rhythm and Style
  25. Dance, Sex, and Gender : Signs of Identity, Dominance, Defiance, and Desire
    Dance, Sex, and Gender : Signs of Identity, Dominance, Defiance, and Desire
Taken by Surprise: A Dance Improvisation Reader
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  • From Yoruban masked dance to Indian Bharatanatyam
 Taken by Surprise: A Dance Improvisation Reader

Manufacturer: Wesleyan University Press
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0819566489

Book Description

This collection of classic and new writings on dance improvisation brings together 21 essays by prominent dancers, scholars and historians. Until now, discussion of improvisation in dance has focused mainly on the postmodern form known as contact improv. Taken by Surprise reflects the development of improvisation as a compositional and performance mode in a wide variety of dance contexts, including dance traditions from around the globe, such as Yoruban masked dance, Indian Bharatanatyam and flamenco.

The book also includes a thoughtful look at computer-aided choreography, a discussion of recent innovations in tap dancing and a section on improvisation in everyday life. Combining primary sources with critical analysis, Taken by Surprise will serve as an indispensible companion to studio work in improvisation, and a much-needed supplement to twentieth century dance histories.

CONTRIBUTORS: Ann Cooper Albright, Sally Banes, Bruce Curtis, Kent Despain, Margaret Thompson Drewal, Simone Forti, Susan Leigh Foster, David Gere, Raymond W. Gibbs, JR, Michelle Heffner Hayes, Carmela Hermann, Constance Valis Hill, Rachel Kaplan, Maura Keefe, Victoria Marks, Avanthi Meduri, Steve Paxton, Janice Ross, Karen Schaffman, Nancy Stark Smith, Ellen Webb, Ruth Zaporah.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars From Yoruban masked dance to Indian Bharatanatyam.......2004-01-14

Collaboratively compiled and ably co-edited by Ann Cooper Albright and David Gere, Taken By Surprise: A Dance Improvisation Reader collects together under one cover some twenty-one essays by well-known dancers, scholars, and historians. Discussing improvisation in dance within contexts and traditions ranging from Yoruban masked dance to Indian Bharatanatyam, flamenco, and more, Taken By Surprise offers an informed and insightful exploration into the art of impromptu dance, as well as the changing emotions expressed within its many forms.
Taken by Surprise: A Dance Improvisation Reader
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    		Taken by Surprise: A Dance Improvisation Reader
    Ann Cooper & David Gere (eds.) Albright
    Manufacturer: Wesleyan Univ Pr
    ProductGroup: Book
    Binding: Hardcover
    ASIN: B000MBT152

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