A guide to ballroom dancing. It includes all the main ballroom dances, along with versions of most dances approved for championships. There are diagrams showing every step from both the male and female perspective. This tenth edition is revised and updated.

This early work on dancing is a fascinating read for any dance enthusiast. Extensively illustrated with 72 diagrams and photographs to complement comprehensive step-by-step guides to a variety of dance steps. Contents Include: The Quickstep, The Waltz, The Foxtrot, The Tango, Popular Dances, Old Time Dances, Ballroom Novelty Dances and Games, and The Practical Side of Teaching. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Learn how to satisfy a woman on the dance floor. Part guerrilla manual and part cotillion handbook, this book teaches the basic principles common to all music and dance, enabling you to walk onto any dance floor and perform an admirable dance, with any partner, to any music, with confidence and grace.

This book is an insider's guide to ballroom dancing. It's for non-dancers, newbies and beginners. Whether you fear dance or can't dance or hate to dance; or whether you're rhythmically challenged or just new to dance; or whether you've finished dance classes more confused than when you started, this book has the tools a guy needs to know to make his partner happy. (Ladies, despite the title, this book will help you too.)

Here the beat, move your feet: * Learn a foolproof method for hearing the beat of the music * Learn to count music (they don't teach that in dance classes) * Learn the correct way to count step patterns * Learn rhythm: single, double and triple rhythm, the building blocks of all dances * Learn three simple rhythm patterns that will get you through any song * Chapters on: slow dancing, survival dancing, the wedding dance, how to fake a dance, and more * 17 easy exercises (most you can do without a partner)

Free instructional video clips at http://ihatetodance.com

JAMES JOSEPH used to hate to dance. He took his first beginners' class in 1984, and he may hold the record for the most beginners' classes ever taken. He's still taking them. Since 1996 he has trained under Skippy Blair, who is considered by many the teacher of teachers. His current aspiration in life is to become a geriatric ballroom dance gigolo on cruise ships--but he's not old enough so he kills time by writing.

Contents Include - The Holds - CHAMPIONSHIP DANCES - Waltz - Veleta - Military Two Step - Boston Two Step - Royal Empress Tango - Latchford Schottische - Lola Tango - Moonlight Saunter - Destiny Waltz - FOUND DANCES - Barn Dance - Carina Waltze - Chysanthemum Waltz - Devonia - Dinky One Step - Donnella Tango - Doris Waltz - Esperano Barn Dance - Eva Three Step - Florentine Waltz - Gay Gordons - Glen Mona - Hesitation Waltz - Highland Schottische - Hurndilla - Imperial Waltze - Jazz Twinkle - Kings Waltz - Ladbroke - Marine Four Step - Maxina - On LEAVE Foxtrot - Oriental Mazurka - Pride of Erin Waltz - Rinka, La - Rosa, La - Serenata - Square Tango - Tango Waltze - Valse Suerbe - Viennese Sequence Dance - Yearning Saunter - SQUARE DANCES - Caledonians - Carnival - Lancers - Quadrilles - Waltze Cotillion

Originally published in 1939.Contents Include Suggested Method of Approach By the Novice, the Compitition Dancer and Keen Amatueur, the Student The Hold The Poise, Balance and General Outline of the Walk Contrary Body Movement, Contrary Body Movement Position THE QUICK STEP The Walk Forward and Backward The Quarter Turns The Prgressive Chace' The Natural Turn The Natural Pivaot Turn etc THE WALTZ The Forward Change The Natural Turn The Reverse Turn The Hesitation Change The Natural Spin Turn etc THE FOXTROT The Walk, Forward and BackwardThe Three-Step The Feather Step etc THE TANGO The Walk Forward The Walk Backward The Progressive Side Step The Rock Turn From the Walk into Promenade etc POPULAR DANCES The Blues The Cuban Rumba Rythm Dancing The Quick Waltz BALLROOM NOVELTY DANCES AND GAMES THE PRACTICAL SIDE OF TEACHING

Now in its eleventh edition, this classic and comprehensive handbook has been revised to bring it up to date with changes on the dance floor and in the rules of dance competitions. The Quickstep, Waltz, Foxtrot, and Tango are all illustrated and described in great detail, as well as the versions of most dances approved for championships. Diagrams demonstrate every step from both the Leader's and Follower's perspectives, and a collection of photographs new to this edition celebrate the diverse range of dancers involved with ballroom. This is the go-to book for dancers, competition judges, teachers, and anyone who needs to be at the forefront of today's ballroom technique, from amateur practice to international championships.

Competitive ballroom is much more than a style of dance. Rather, it is a continually evolving and increasingly global social and cultural arena of fashion, performance, art, sport, gender, and more. "Ballroom" explores the intersection of dance cultures, dress, and the body. the book presents the author's experiences at a range of international dance events in Europe, the US and UK, as well as featuring the views of individual dancers. "Ballroom" shows how dancing influences mind and body alike. For students of anthropology, dance, cultural, and performance studies, this book provides an ethnographic picture of how dancers and others live their lives both on and off the dance floor.