Dancers Books


I, Maya Plisetskaya Best Price: $86.88 You will be able to relate to the dancer more closely, I believe, when you know more about...	Dance Masters: Interviews with Legends of Dance Best Price: $95.00 Janet Lynn Roseman's interviews are an essential look at the living history of dance and...	The Flamboyant Best Price: $24.32 In the tradition of Beryl Markham's West with the Night, The Flamboyant tells the story of...	American Indian Ballerinas Best Price: $4.99 This book gives a very nice over-view of the four American Indian Ballerinas, tracing their...	Modern Gestures: Abraham Walkowitz Draws Isadora Duncan Dancing Best Price: $18.60 This small and beautifully illustrated book showcases the work of two great American modernists,...



Front&Center Best Price: $7.17 We live in a world where people hide behind masks! The mask of sexuality, drug addiction, and...	The Diary of Vaslav Nijinsky (Unexpurgated) Best Price: $17.29 I was a great fan and was in awe of Vaslav ever since I first saw a photo of him playing the...	Mao's Last Dancer (Movie Tie-In) Best Price: $8.96 From 1972 to 1986 my avocational interest led me to become the Chairman of the National Academy...	Anna Halprin: Experience as Dance Best Price: $23.63 Anna Halprin pioneered what became known as "postmodern dance," creating work that was...	Somewhere: The Life of Jerome Robbins Best Price: $11.97 I picked this book up out of curiousity. Jerome Robbins was legendary aong those who enjoyed...



Balasaraswati: Her Art and Life Best Price: $22.57 This is the first complete biography of T. Balasaraswati (1918-1984), a dancer and musician from...	Shadowplay: The Life of Antony Tudor Best Price: $8.00 Antony Tudor was the creator of the psychological ballet: his haunting and dramatic dances,...	Masters of Movement: Portraits of America's Great Choreographers Best Price: $40.00 I expected to be wowed by the photos in Ms. Eichenbaum's book, as I have attended some of...	No Way Home: A Dancer's Journey from the Streets of Havana to the Stages of the World Best Price: $5.11 A very engaging, saucy and at times moving account of his rags to riches story, but I would have...	Thank Heaven: A Memoir Best Price: $2.51 "Caron provides countless dishy details about her exploits which are sure to entertain film...

Lola Montez: A Life Best Price: $39.90 I picked this book in the local library to read about how King Ludwig I of Bavaria's lover...	Lucia Joyce: To Dance in the Wake Best Price: $7.00 ibid. i wanted to like this book, its author bears somewhat of a resemblance to my mother...	Dance Masters: Interviews with Legends of Dance Best Price: $18.99 These interviews with legends of dance assembles conversations with seven dancers and...	Matthew Bourne and His Adventures in Motion Pictures Best Price: $3.99 In-depth interviews with the maverick British choreographer best known for his revolutionary,...	Ecstasy and the Demon: The Dances of Mary Wigman Best Price: $26.47 Mary Wigman, Germany?s premier dancer between the two world wars, envisioned the performer in...

Birds Eye View: Dancing With Martha Graham And On Broadway Best Price: $14.82 An autobiography of Martha Graham?s protoge who went on to work with every major Broadway...	Nureyev Best Price: $28.00 One of the most accomplished names in dance, Nureyev was known for his leaps and fast turns that...	I Danced for Mussolini: Memoir of Sethma Caspers (As told to Elane Griscom) Best Price: $13.92 The book is really well-done. I have spoken to Sethma, and she's really nice. The Amazon...	Tango, Pasion y Cuento (Spanish Edition)	Clicko: The Wild Dancing Bushman Best Price: $6.00 During the 1920s and ?30s, Franz Taibosh?whose stage name was Clicko?performed in front of...

Life After Harry: My Adventures in Widowhood Best Price: $49.74	Lord of the Dance: My Story Best Price: $1.75 I received the book in my mailbox on a Saturday afternoon and finished it by Sunday evening. ...	Stripped, the toughest dance of all	Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper Best Price: $2.20 Let me explain: what do you think when you think of strippers? Drug addicts? Molested as...	Mao's Last Dancer [With Earphones] (Playaway Adult Nonfiction) Best Price: $104.99

Margaret H'Doubler: The Legacy of America's Dance Education Pioneer Best Price: $119.95 This pioneering collection of articles presents a fresh look at the life, work and seminal...	The Josephine Baker Story This is the story of no ordinary life...Josephine Baker emerged from sordid poverty and racial...	Fred Astaire (Icons of America) Best Price: $8.81 Not a biography, but an exploration of what made Fred Astaire the American icon he is. Through...	Dancing Revelations: Alvin Ailey's Embodiment of African American Culture Best Price: $21.20 Fast shipping, cheap price, product was the quality I was expecting if not better. Thanks!	The Sugarless Plum: A Memoir Best Price: $8.95 It started as the perfect story. Zippora Karz was a member of the famed New York City Ballet by...

Dancing with Cuba: A Memoir of the Revolution Best Price: $4.77 I hated this book the first time I read it. The writing is that good - it definitely evokes...	Dance with Demons: The Life of Jerome Robbins Best Price: $5.91 When I reviewed Christine Conrad's book on Jerome Robbins ("Jerome Robbins: That...	Mao's Last Dancer [With Earphones] (Playaway Adult Nonfiction) Best Price: $104.99	Margaret H'Doubler: The Legacy of America's Dance Education Pioneer Best Price: $119.95 This pioneering collection of articles presents a fresh look at the life, work and seminal...	The Josephine Baker Story This is the story of no ordinary life...Josephine Baker emerged from sordid poverty and racial...

Fred Astaire (Icons of America) Best Price: $8.81 Not a biography, but an exploration of what made Fred Astaire the American icon he is. Through...	Dancing Revelations: Alvin Ailey's Embodiment of African American Culture Best Price: $21.20 Fast shipping, cheap price, product was the quality I was expecting if not better. Thanks!	The Sugarless Plum: A Memoir Best Price: $8.95 It started as the perfect story. Zippora Karz was a member of the famed New York City Ballet by...	Dancing with Cuba: A Memoir of the Revolution Best Price: $4.77 I hated this book the first time I read it. The writing is that good - it definitely evokes...	Dance with Demons: The Life of Jerome Robbins Best Price: $5.91 When I reviewed Christine Conrad's book on Jerome Robbins ("Jerome Robbins: That...

The Dance Claimed Me: A Biography of Pearl Primus Best Price: $19.50 Pearl Primus (1919-1994) blazed onto the dance scene in 1943 with stunning works that...	Once A Dancer: An Autobiography Best Price: $4.26 Ms. Kent's style of writing mirrors that of her dancing: beautiful and inspiring. ...	Dreamtime Alice - A Memoir As the author of the authoritative how-to book on street performing (Be a Street Magician!: A...	Music Makes Me: Fred Astaire and Jazz Best Price: $25.75 Fred Astaire: one of the great jazz artists of the twentieth century? Astaire is best known for...	Vernon and Irene Castle's Ragtime Revolution Best Price: $24.85 Eve Golden's many books, particularly Bride of Golden Images , Vamp: The Rise and Fall of...

Antonia Mercé, la Argentina: flamenco y la vanguardia española This is a pretty book, filled with lots of wonderful historic photos and other memorabilia. It...	SHOOT ME WHILE I'M HAPPY - Memories From The Tap Goddess Of The Lower East Side with foreword by the late Gregory Hines Best Price: $16.53 Jane Goldberg's book has been long awaited - and it totally lives up to anticipation. ...	Baryshnikov: In Black and White Best Price: $14.62 A book of lovely photos of Baryishnikov showing him through the years from when he was young and...	Grisha & Brona Best Price: $18.98 Grisha and Brona were a team of famous dancers during the 20th century, who traveled the globe...	Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper Diablo transported me from my un-pornshui-ed cubicle to a much more delightful place... a...

The Dancer and the Dance: Merce Cunningham in conversation with Jacqueline Lesschaeve Best Price: $39.99 Leading dance innovator Merce Cunningham not only describes his development as a dancer and...	Private Domain: An Autobiography Best Price: $19.50 It's good to see this new reprint of Paul Taylor's great memoir on sale. It would be a...	Barbara - Dancing through Life! (Pt. 1) Best Price: $21.00 Barbara danced on stage in pre-war England at Shepherds Bush and Hackney Empires when she was...	Striving For Beauty Best Price: $28.57 Striving for Beauty takes place during the Christensen Brothers era of the San Francisco Ballet....	Frankie Manning: Ambassador of Lindy Hop Best Price: $15.34 Like all the reviewers here have said, Mannnig is a wonder, a joy, a world treasure. His role in...

Mao's Last Dancer (Playaway Adult Nonfiction) Best Price: $84.99	I, Maya Plisetskaya Maya Plisetskaya, one of the world?s foremost dancers, rose to become a prima ballerina of...	Diaghilev: A Life Best Price: $21.15 Sjeng Scheijen, recently cultural attaché at the Dutch embassy in Russia, has written...	Katherine Dunham: DANCING A LIFE Best Price: $24.26 Katherine Dunham: Dancing A Life is the in-depth biography of Katherine Dunham, a truly...	Karen Kain: Movement Never Lies Best Price: $24.45 An excellent book, great pictures and surprisingly frank for someone still immersed in the...

Invitation: Sylvie Guillem (French Edition) Best Price: $600.00 Sylvie G. has been a marvel to me and my family for many years now. I was lucky enough to have...	The Josephine Baker Story Best Price: $23.97 Ean Wood's biography of this remarkable female star is as entertianing and as absorbing as...	Astaire: The Man, the Dancer (Hollywood Classics) In January, 1933, a young Broadway star named Fred Astaire entered the RKO studios for a screen...	George Balanchine: The Ballet Maker (Eminent Lives) The foremost contemporary choreographer in the history of ballet, George Balanchine extended the...	Brotherhood in Rhythm: The Jazz Tap Dancing of the Nicholas Brothers Best Price: $46.90 I would recommend purchasing Ms. Hill's treatise on the dance and historic origins of the...

The Spectator: A World War II Bomber Pilot's Journal of the Artist as Warrior Best Price: $61.95 Most WWII stories are told with a "gung-ho" American point of view. And...	Jose Limon: An Artist Re-viewed (Choreography and Dance Studies Series) Best Price: $29.03 Jose Limon is universally recognized as one of the most important modern dancers of the 20th...	Frederic Franklin: A Biography of the Ballet Star Best Price: $45.00 With a ballet career spanning well over eight decades, legendary dancer Frederic Franklin...	American Indian Ballerinas Best Price: $16.88 This is the first authorized biography of four twentieth-century American Indian ballerinas:...	Puttin' On the Ritz: Fred Astaire and the Fine Art of Panache, A Biography Best Price: $5.95 An in depth study of Astaire's life and era. This book uses many of Astaire's words...

Rene Blum and The Ballets Russes: In Search of a Lost Life Best Price: $16.04 The biography of a fascinating cultural hero, Renï¿½ Blum and the Ballets Russes...	Sammy: The Autobiography of Sammy Davis, Jr. Best Price: $30.78 I thought this book was very inspiring. This book was very good, and kept me very interested. I...	Nureyev: The Life (Vintage) Best Price: $13.47 Julie Kavanagh is so realistic approaching Nureyev, not being under the spell of his character...	Dizzy & Jimmy: My Life With James Dean: A Love Story MKT_DESCRIP:'A respected actress discusses for the first time her affair with and engagement...	Maria Tallchief: America's Prima Ballerina Best Price: $59.95 Before you ever decide to become a ballerina read this book! It tells what being a ballerina is...

Jose Limon: An Unfinished Memoir (Studies in Dance History) Best Price: $71.92 You must read this incredible work! What an amazing story and what a great contribution to...	Done into Dance: Isadora Duncan in America Best Price: $12.50 Done Into Dance: Isadora Duncan In America by Ann Daly (Associate Professor of Dance History and...	Prodigal Son Best Price: $16.40 I enjoyed this book very much. It is one more autobiography from one of the original principal...	Chippendales: The Naked Truth Best Price: $12.50 It's all here! Chippendales...The Naked Truth is a behind-the-scenes expose of action both...	The Prickly Rose: A Biography of Viola Farber Best Price: $18.84 Click this link to read a review of The Prickly Rose.Dancer, choreographer and renowned teacher,...

Somewhere: The Life of Jerome Robbins From the author of the acclaimed Everybody Was So Young , the definitive and major biography of...	Goddess - Martha Graham's Dancers Remember: Hardcover "Mr. Tracy knows what to ask Graham veterans, and he gets answers that will interest...	Vernon and Irene Castle's Ragtime Revolution Vernon and Irene Castle popularized ragtime dancing in the years just before World War I and...	All in the Dances: A Brief Life of George Balanchine Best Price: $0.01 Teachout's short biography of Balanchine has a lot more meat in it than I expected,...	The Diary of Vaslav Nijinsky: Unexpurgated Edition Best Price: $98.56 1. "God said to me, 'Go home and tell your wife that you are mad'." Even if we...

Dancing Lessons: How I Found Passion and Potential on the Dance Floor and in Life Best Price: $2.02 As a fan of Dancing With The Stars, I was interested in reading the two-time champion Cheryl...	Balanchine: A Biography: With a New Epilogue Best Price: $17.00 This is no easy, inspirational biography. It really goes in depth. But you finish thinking you...	Birds Eye View: Dancing With Martha Graham And On Broadway Best Price: $14.60 Dorthy Bird was a gifted dancer, and with Joyce Greenberg's assistance the reader is given...	Century Girl: 100 Years in the Life of Doris Eaton Travis Last Living Star of the Ziegfeld Follies Best Price: $45.27 The Ziegfeld Follies, Florenz Ziegfeld's stage spectacular, promised the best performers,...

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