Performing Arts

  • Growing Up and Thriving in Two Very Different Cultures: A Journey Through Life guided by Classical Indian Dance

    The book shows how British girls of Indian Descent manage to honour their heritage by learning the discipline of Indian Classical dance, while at the same time, they see themselves as typical British teenagers. This is a photographic record of the development of these dancers from when they start at the age of five right up to the time when they graduate ten to twelve years later.

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    £19.00
  • History of Dance

    History of Dance, Second Edition, examines dance from prehistoric times to the present. It focuses on the dancers and choreographers, the dances, and significant dance works from each time period. For instructors, it offers ancillaries including an instructor guide, test bank, PowerPoint presentation package, and student web resource to reinforce the learning from the text. The student web resource is also available separately for students and instructors. It offers experiential learning activities to help students dig deeper into the history of dance and develop critical thinking and investigative skills. Special features and charts bring facts, events, and timelines to life. Through History of Dance, students will acquire a foundation for understanding and a springboard for studying dance in the 21st century.

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    £66.50
  • Bachata!: …or “How to ‘Bump-n-Grind’!”: Volume 3 (The Little Book of Dancing)

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    “Bachata!” is the little brother to “Salsa!” and “Rueda!” in the ‘Little Book of Dancing’ series…

    It is a brief introduction to the many styles of dancing Bachata, especially the newer Bachata Rueda, which is rapidly gaining in popularity around the world

    Reviews of the previous books Salsa! and Rueda! have been excellent!

    “Wonderful funny written book. Each page gives you new experience, a hint and a big smile. The most I loved about the book was the humor it was written with, practical advice about salsa and dancing etiquette. Beautiful and easy reading.”

    “Fun, easy to read book for salsa lovers and those interested in learning how to dance. I enjoyed the book very much! The author talks about different aspects of dancing, gives lots of good advice to both men and women and eliminates doubts beginners might have. His little anecdotes give the book a personal touch. If you are not a dancer yet, the book will make you want to take up salsa`ing! Great read!”

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    £2.90
  • Dance flower notebook 120 lined glossy A5. Perfect for journaling, diary, corrections, notes, class planning and ideas.

    Stay organised and keep all your choreography notes, teachers lesson plans, corrections, ideas or journaling all in 1 place. An inspirational notebook for teachers or students that you can use as your own personal diary or as a custom personalized gift. •Dimensions: A5•Interior: 120 pages / 60 SheetsContains lined pages•Cover: Full colour soft cover paperback with glossy print.Use for homework, note taking, creative writing, corrections, lesson plans or journaling. Record your memories, thoughts, quotes or achievements. A perfect gift for your teacher, friend, student or just for you.

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    £4.20
  • The Essential Guide to Jazz Dance

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    Jazz dance and its inherent music is recognized as one of the original and most potent art forms of the last two centuries. From its African roots to our present-day global dance community, the jazz idiom has afforded a cross-fertilization with all other artistic, cultural and social representations within the arts industry, providing an accessible dance platform for dancers, teachers and creatives to enjoy both recreationally and professionally. The Essential Guide to Jazz Dance offers a practical and uncomplicated overview to the multi-layered history, practices and development of jazz dance as a creative and artistic dance form. It covers the incredible history and lineage of jazz dance; the innovators, choreographers and dance creatives of the genre; specifics of jazz aesthetic, steps and styles; a detailed breakdown of a practical jazz dance warm-up and technical exercises; creative frameworks to support development of jazz dance expression and aesthetic; performance and improvisation; jazz music and musical interpretation, and finally, choreographing and creating jazz works. With over 230 colour photos and a wealth of tips and advice, this new book will be an ideal reading companion for dancers of all abilities, dance teachers, choreographers as well as all jazz dance enthusiasts.

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    £17.30£19.00
  • Safe Dance Practice

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    Every dancer of every age, ability, and style should be able to engage fully in the act of dancing and be encouraged to achieve their potential without risk of harm to the body or mind. Practical information on all aspects of safe practice that is not too simplistic or complex has not always been easy to find. With nearly 60 years of collective experience in the dance profession, the authors translate extensive research and evidence-based practice in order to present the essential principles of safe practice. Safe Dance Practice takes a multidisciplinary approach to the components of dancing safely, integrating principles without compromising dancers artistic creativity and expression.

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    £32.30
  • Eleanor Powell: Born to Dance (Screen Classics)

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    When considering the best dancers in Hollywood’s history, some obvious names come to mind – Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, and Bill Robinson. Yet often overlooked is one of the most gifted and creative dancers of all time, Eleanor Powell. Powell’s effervescent style, unmatched technical prowess in tap, and free-flowing musicality led MGM to build top-rate musicals around her unique talents, including Born to Dance (1936) with James Stewart and Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940) with Fred Astaire, in which she became known as the only female tap dancer capable of challenging him. In a male-dominated industry, her fierce drive for perfection, sometimes to her detriment, earned her a place as one of the most accomplished performers in vaudeville, Broadway, and film. Powell’s grace, precision, and power established her as one of the greatest American dancers. In 1943, she married actor Glenn Ford and largely stepped away from the spotlight for the duration of their tumultuous marriage. After their divorce, Powell made a courageous comeback, successfully performing in Las Vegas and on the nightclub circuit. Cancer claimed her life at the age of sixty-nine. Eleanor Powell: Born to Dance by Paula Broussard and Lisa Royère is an all-encompassing work following the American dance legend from her premature birth into a single-parent home in Springfield, Massachusetts, to her first Broadway performance at age fifteen, through her days as a blazing icon in the world of Hollywood, and finally, to her inspiring comeback. With access to rare documents, letters, and production files, as well as drawing on the authors’ intimate personal relationships with Powell, this is a thoroughly researched, comprehensive, and fascinating look at an incredibly talented and unforgettable woman.

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    £32.20£34.20
  • Life is Better When You Tap: Dance Journal Tap Dancing Gift Lined Notebook

    Do you love tap dancing? Celebrate your passion for percussion with a cute lined journal.

    It’s the perfect place to write down notes, appointments, and any other thoughts you don’t want to forget.

    Use it as a diary, logbook, or composition book. And a reminder of how much tap dancing rhythm means to you.

    Journal Details:

    • 6” x 9” size
    • durable matte paperback cover
    • 120 pages
    • blank lined cream paper

    Small enough to fit into your bag, backpack or purse. Big enough to put a smile on your face.

    Makes a great gift for tap dancers, dance teachers and students, jazz musicians and choreographers.

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    £5.20
  • The Ecstasy of Being: Mythology and Dance (The Collected Works of Joseph Campbell)

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    Joseph Campbell’s collected writings on dance and art, edited and introduced by Nancy Allison, CMA, the founder of Jean Erdman Dance, and including Campbell’s unpublished manuscript “Mythology and Form in the Performing and Visual Arts,” the book he was working on when he died.

    Dance was one of mythologist Joseph Campbell’s wide-ranging passions. His wife, Jean Erdman, was a leading figure in modern dance who worked with Martha Graham and had Merce Cunningham in her first company. When Campbell retired from teaching in 1972, he and Erdman formed the Theater of the Open Eye, where for nearly fifteen years they presented a wide array of dance and theater productions, lectures, and performance pieces.

    The Ecstasy of Being brings together seven of Campbell’s previously uncollected articles on dance, along with “Mythology and Form in the Performing and Visual Arts,” the treatise that he was working on when he died, published here for the first time.

    In this new collection Campbell explores the rise of modern art and dance in the twentieth century; delves into the work and philosophy of Isadora Duncan, Martha Graham, and others; and, as always, probes the idea of art as “the funnel through which spirit is poured into life.” This book offers the reader an accessible, yet profound and provocative, insight into Campbell’s lifelong fascination with the relationship of myth to aesthetic form and human psychology.

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    £8.50
  • The Ultimate Dance Business Planner: Dated 2023/2024, Keep Focus, Make Goals, Evaluate and Build your Dance School with Purpose

    The Ultimate Dance Business Planner is not just any planner it is a planner for dance business owners who like to keep focused, make goals, evaluate their business and feel purposeful and motivated to build their schools.

    The dance planner is created by dance business expert and multi-passionate dancepreneur Deborah Laws. Deborah is on a mission to help dance school owners see themselves as business owners/ founders and company directors and not just dance teachers.

    Through Deborah’s cleverly designed planner, not only will you have a new desk organiser to keep everything in one place, but you will be prompted to create strategies to grow your school, be mindful of keeping on track with your goals and stay focussed with guided to-do lists. This planner is fully dated and runs from August 2023 – July 2024.

    It’s like having your very own business mentor by your desk!

    Day-per-page diary, including goals and to-do lists
    Create monthly strategies to work savvy and balanced in your business using Deborah’s special S.T.A.R.S system

    Map out your yearly events and campaigns for retention and attraction
    Evaluate specific dance business-related criteria each month and track growthBe inspired by weekly motivational quotes

    Not only do you get all of the above but you now get Deborah’s exclusive monthly mini pieces of training and tips on growing and managing your school via the QR codes at the start of each month. Your book is now packed full of fabulous content that makes it so much more than just a business planner. Enjoy!

    This year could be your most organised, successful and profitable year yet with your Ultimate Dance Business Planner by your side!

    This 394 page Planner is 8″ x 10″, paperback and full colour throughout

    Printed on bold white paper and with a book industry-perfect binding and a beautiful matt cover, the crisp white paper has a quality that minimises ink bleed-through.

    This book is suitable for pen or pencil.

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    £33.30
  • Dance: Training Handbook

    This easy-to-use handbook helps you remember dance terminology and steps. With helpful photos to guide you through each move, never forget how to do the basics.

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    £9.30
  • My Dance Competition Keepsake Journal

    “My Dance Competition Keepsake Journal” is a perfect way to keep track of your dancer’s competition success!
    Complete with places for competition information, adjudication, specialty awards and a photograph, the journal will serve as a special keepsake for many years to come!
    8″x10″
    100 pages

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    £9.00
  • Music, Dance and Translation

    How is music affected by its translation, interpretation and adaptation with, through, and by dance? How might notation of dance and music act as a form of translation? How does music influence the creation of dance? How might dance and music be understood to exchange and transfer their content, sense and process during both the creative process and the interpretative process? Bringing together chapters that explore theory and practice, this book questions the process and role translation has to play in the context of music and dance. It provides a range of case studies across this interdisciplinary field, and is not restricted by genre, style or cultural location. As one of very few volumes to explore translation in relation to music and to overtly tackle this topic in terms of dance, it moves the argument from a broad notion of text and translation, to think critically about the sound and movement arts of music and dance, using translation as a model to better understand the collaboration of these art forms.

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    £90.30
  • I Pole Dance so I Don’t Punch People in The Throat: Funny Pole Dance Gift / Pole Dancer Journal / Pole Dance Instructor / Pole Dance Teacher / Pole Fitness gift / 120 Pages,…

    This awesome and sarcastic pole dance art design idea is the perfect gift you can give to a pole dancer. Whether you are a pole dancer who wants to show her love to pole dancing; or a pole dancer mom who is looking for the perfect gift to give to your pole dance son or pole dance daughter for their birthday or christmas; this funny pole dance quote is the way to do it.

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    £5.00
  • My Irish Dancing Journal, A Great Notebook Gift For An Irish Dancer, To Record Feis Scores & Training, Irish Dance Lovers Gift: | Lined Notebook / … 120 pages, 6×9, Soft…

    Features :

    • This notebook contains 120 lined pages.
    • 6 x 9 inch notebook perfect size for your wallet, carrying case, desk, backpack, school, and home.
    • Durable and sturdy soft cover
    • Perfectly suited for taking notes, writing, organizing, lists, and journaling.

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    £5.60
  • 2024 Dance Diary: CUTE GIFT FOR DANCERS to log competition dates, daily habits, expenses and TO DO lists

    2024 Dance Diary

    THE PERFECT GIFT FOR DANCERS AND DANCE LOVERS that want to get organized in 2024. Keep track of important dates, ideas, habits, expenses and much more!

    Includes:

    • Personalisation page – with space to write contact details
    • Year to a page view for 2024
    • Annual Planner page for keeping track of important dates and to log your goals for the year.
    • Monthly Diary – 4 pages to each month: Calendar, Personal Expenses Tracker, Monthly TO DO sheets, Habit tracker.
    • Week To A Page Planner with space for ideas and a To Do list.

    PAPERBACK perfect bound cover – 6″ x 9″ size.

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    £8.50
  • Strength and Conditioning for Dancers

    Strength and Conditioning for Dancers is an accessible guide to how to design and incorporate supplemental fitness training into a dancer’s schedule. It links current evidence on the relationship between physical fitness, dance performance and injury incidence, breaking it down into clear and convenient sections, starting with the fundamentals of muscle physiology and training principles and moving on to specific training components. Key topics covered in the book include: self-screening; programme design; specific exercises for the core, upper and lower body; basic Pilates; nutritional support for training and finally, programmes to get you started. Featuring practical training programmes to get you started, this user-friendly book will be of great value to dancers, teachers and trainers looking to enhance both fitness and performance.

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    £16.90£19.00
  • Irish Dancing Colouring And Design Book: Colour In Solo Costumes, Design Your Own Dress, Practice Stage Makeup, Create Hair Styles

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    Irish Dancing Colouring and Design Book: Colour In Solo Costumes, Design Your Own Dress, Practice Stage Makeup, Create Hair Styles.

    Cool colouring and design book suitable for both children and adults.

    Hand drawn templates from real solo dresses and accessories and perfect for any Irish Dancer to colour in. Also experiment with makeup and hair on the included face templates. Also use the included mannequin templates to design your own dresses and stage costumes. Become your own Irish fashion designer.

    ★ Take to your next Feis, it’s more fun than a puzzle book!

    ★ Great Birthday gift or Christmas present

    ★ Awesome secret Santa or stocking filler

    ★ Perfect for anyone who loves Ireland and Irish Folk dancing

    ★ Great for long car journeys or pack in the suitcase for your holiday

    This book will not only help stimulate the creative in you but also bring mindfulness and calm when colouring in the pages. Art Therapy and in particular colouring is proven to reduce stress and promote a healthy mind. Just add crayons.

    Add this unique book to your basket today!

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    £6.60
  • Most Amazing Dance Partner: Appreciation Handwriting Journal

    Dance is an extremely passionate art performed to express one’s love for music. It is a visual art, a way to bring happiness, to express your feelings, be more fit or just feel about yourself within.

    Dance is also very good to invest our time in and has health benefits. And if our family or friends are dancers, we must appreciate and compliment them.

    If you are a friend, family member, or a dance teacher of a dancer, you are appreciated when you compliment him or her. And who doesn’t like compliments? It is encouraging and a great way to appreciate the long hard work and the many, many practice sessions.

    Before you buy a fancy expensive card consider how the Dance Partner can use this gift journal:

    • Dance Competitions
    • Dancer Goals
    • Dancer Supply List
    • Self-Care List
    • Dance Bag List

    Buy a copy today!
    Need to buy for one or buy in bulk?

    • Appreciation Day
    • End of the School Year Gift
    • Thank You, Gift
    • Retirement Farewell
    • Birthdays, Mother’s Day, holidays, or just because someone you know deserves praise.

    An inexpensive item to put some swag in their bag and a goodie in their basket.
    Be prepared to put a smile on their face. Add a copy to your cart.

    This Blank Lined Journal Features:

    • 6 x 9 inch
    • Name and contact page
    • 108 pages college ruled
    • Dark gray with a trendy textured look
    • Glossy finish cover

    Don’t wait until the last minute… click the buy button now!

    To see our entire book catalog, click on the author’s name under the title.
    We have something for everyone!

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    £4.50
  • Commercial Dance: An Essential Guide

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    This is an exploration of the vital and rapidly evolving world of Commercial Dance, tracing the evolution and merging of Hip-Hop, Club and Jazz dance styles from the music videos of the early 1980s, to today’s huge influence on pop music and dance in a multi-media culture.

    Chapters including ‘Iconic Moments’ and ‘Main Movers’ contextualise and analyse culturally significant works and choreographers. With direct contributions from an international array of industry leading dancers, choreographers and creatives – including JaQuel Knight (Beyonce’s choreographer), Rich + Tone Talauega (Madonna & Michael Jackson collaborators), Rebbi Rosie (Rihanna’s dancer), Dean Lee (Janet Jackson’s choreographer) and Kiel Tutin (BLACKPINK’s choreographer) – this book shines a light on the creatives in the Commercial Dance industry who have made significant impacts, not just on the world of dance but on popular culture itself. Chapters discussing dance history, copyright law, inclusivity and dance class culture as well as additional contributions from dance scholars enable this book to give credence to Commercial Dance as a legitimate academic area of study.

    This is a complete and comprehensive textbook for all dance students at any level of study on college, university or conservatory courses.

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    £37.50
  • Irish Dance Feis Record Book: Beginner, Novice, Prizewinner Dancer Competition Results

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    • This Feis Record Book provides a convenient place to keep track of an Irish dancer’s competition results.
    • Each book has enough pages to record results for 45 feiseanna, along with pages for apparel purchases, travel notes and an Ireland map.
    • The handy 6 x 9 inch size fits in purses and dance bags.
    • There are two versions available: Grades Level (Beginner/Novice/Prizewinner) & Champion Level (Preliminary/Open).
    • Whether it is for a first feis dancer, or seasoned champion, these are a great accessory and gift for the Irish dancer in your life.
    • FeisBooks have been sold worldwide since 2001. Cover and interior were updated in 2023.

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    £7.90
  • The Dancers’ Study Guide: A dance guidebook of dance history, health and fitness, performance lessons, tips and advice

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    The Dancers’ Study Guide will help you become a professional performer. This detailed guide looks at what it really means to be a dancer with a strong emphasis on health and nutrition and maintaining your fitness given the high physical demands.It also covers learning to dance, coping with auditions and the psychology and mindset of success. It has everything you need to know about being a successful dancer and performer. This well-researched and insightful book is for anyone interested in dance from its origins to its evolution, stretching, technique, dance vocabulary and ballet basics including a comprehensive timeline of dance history. Based on solid scientific fact, lessons, tips and advice, world-famous dancer and choreographer Anthony King shares knowledge gained from over fifteen years as a dance teacher at Covent Garden’s Pineapple Dance Studios.

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    £16.10
  • Ed Watson: A Different Dance

    By the time of his retirement in 2020 Ed Watson had become the longest-serving Principal dancer at London’s Royal Ballet. But he is also widely known as an artistic collaborator, fashion icon, and muse. Each illustrated chapter of this gorgeous volume focuses on a distinct aspect of Watson’s career. Leading art critic Sarah Crompton discusses his trajectory from young student to impresario. Wayne McGregor reflects on their long and fruitful collaboration. Longtime friend Charlotte MacMillan engages in a lively conversation with Watson, while Gareth Pugh writes about the dancer as a muse. Dozens of images by leading photographers―such as Rick Guest, Nick Knight, Anthony Crickmay and Kosmas Pavlos―depict Watson throughout his career, in rehearsal, on fashion shoots, in the dressing room, and in stills from his famed performances. Together these words and images tell the story of a performer of extraordinary versatility, exceptional physicality, and a profound artistic sensibility.

    Read more

    £29.30£38.00
  • Love Dance Practice Log & Journal: An awesome Dance Resource for a passionate Dancer – Great gift for Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Modern or Hip Hop Dancers

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    Show your dancer your love and appreciation by telling them they are awesome with this perfect girls dancing gift notebook. Great for use as a diary, competition or meet score recorder and training scheduler.

    This awesome gift notebook and journal measures 6” x 9”, with 120 lined pages full of cute ideas for a dance lover to fill in. Perfect as a birthday or Christmas gift too. Matte cover lamination for that soft, classic feel and look and durability.

    A perfect gift all year round, for end of the year or on the start of a season – great gift for a mom, dad or grandparent to get for their little dancer!

    Read more

    £5.90
  • Dance Notebook: Lined 6×9 Journal Notebook for Dancers, Dance Teachers to Express Creativity and Inspiration (120 Pages)

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    This Notebook is Perfect for Dancers, Dance Teachers and Dance Enthusiasts of All Genres such as Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Ballroom, Modern and Hip Hop Dancers to Capture their Creativity and Inspiration!

    Use this All-In-One Notebook for:

    • Dance Routines
    • Choreography
    • Practice Time
    • Goals & Aspirations
    • Motivation & Inspiration
    • Journaling
    • Gratitude
    • Reflection
    • Daily Ideas
    • Women’s Diary
    • Gifts

    Product Details:

    • High-Quality Gloss Cover
    • 120 Lined Pages
    • Interior: White Lined Paper

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    £4.70
  • Most Amazing Dance Partner: Appreciation Handwriting Journal

    Dance is an extremely passionate art performed to express one’s love for music. It is a visual art, a way to bring happiness, to express your feelings, be more fit or just feel about yourself within.

    Dance is also very good to invest our time in and has health benefits. And if our family or friends are dancers, we must appreciate and compliment them.

    If you are a friend, family member, or a dance teacher of a dancer, you are appreciated when you compliment him or her. And who doesn’t like compliments? It is encouraging and a great way to appreciate the long hard work and the many, many practice sessions.

    Before you buy a fancy expensive card consider how the Dance Partner can use this gift journal:

    • Dance Competitions
    • Dancer Goals
    • Dancer Supply List
    • Self-Care List
    • Dance Bag List

    Buy a copy today!
    Need to buy for one or buy in bulk?

    • Appreciation Day
    • End of the School Year Gift
    • Thank You, Gift
    • Retirement Farewell
    • Birthdays, Mother’s Day, holidays, or just because someone you know deserves praise.

    An inexpensive item to put some swag in their bag and a goodie in their basket.
    Be prepared to put a smile on their face. Add a copy to your cart.

    This Blank Lined Journal Features:

    • 6 x 9 inch
    • Name and contact page
    • 108 pages college ruled
    • Dark gray with a trendy textured look
    • Glossy finish cover

    Don’t wait until the last minute… click the buy button now!

    To see our entire book catalog, click on the author’s name under the title.
    We have something for everyone!

    Read more

    £4.50
  • Commercial Dance: An Essential Guide

    03

    This is an exploration of the vital and rapidly evolving world of Commercial Dance, tracing the evolution and merging of Hip-Hop, Club and Jazz dance styles from the music videos of the early 1980s, to today’s huge influence on pop music and dance in a multi-media culture.

    Chapters including ‘Iconic Moments’ and ‘Main Movers’ contextualise and analyse culturally significant works and choreographers. With direct contributions from an international array of industry leading dancers, choreographers and creatives – including JaQuel Knight (Beyonce’s choreographer), Rich + Tone Talauega (Madonna & Michael Jackson collaborators), Rebbi Rosie (Rihanna’s dancer), Dean Lee (Janet Jackson’s choreographer) and Kiel Tutin (BLACKPINK’s choreographer) – this book shines a light on the creatives in the Commercial Dance industry who have made significant impacts, not just on the world of dance but on popular culture itself. Chapters discussing dance history, copyright law, inclusivity and dance class culture as well as additional contributions from dance scholars enable this book to give credence to Commercial Dance as a legitimate academic area of study.

    This is a complete and comprehensive textbook for all dance students at any level of study on college, university or conservatory courses.

    Read more

    £37.50
  • Irish Dance Feis Record Book: Beginner, Novice, Prizewinner Dancer Competition Results

    01
    • This Feis Record Book provides a convenient place to keep track of an Irish dancer’s competition results.
    • Each book has enough pages to record results for 45 feiseanna, along with pages for apparel purchases, travel notes and an Ireland map.
    • The handy 6 x 9 inch size fits in purses and dance bags.
    • There are two versions available: Grades Level (Beginner/Novice/Prizewinner) & Champion Level (Preliminary/Open).
    • Whether it is for a first feis dancer, or seasoned champion, these are a great accessory and gift for the Irish dancer in your life.
    • FeisBooks have been sold worldwide since 2001. Cover and interior were updated in 2023.

    Read more

    £7.90
  • The Dancers’ Study Guide: A dance guidebook of dance history, health and fitness, performance lessons, tips and advice

    08
    The Dancers’ Study Guide will help you become a professional performer. This detailed guide looks at what it really means to be a dancer with a strong emphasis on health and nutrition and maintaining your fitness given the high physical demands.It also covers learning to dance, coping with auditions and the psychology and mindset of success. It has everything you need to know about being a successful dancer and performer. This well-researched and insightful book is for anyone interested in dance from its origins to its evolution, stretching, technique, dance vocabulary and ballet basics including a comprehensive timeline of dance history. Based on solid scientific fact, lessons, tips and advice, world-famous dancer and choreographer Anthony King shares knowledge gained from over fifteen years as a dance teacher at Covent Garden’s Pineapple Dance Studios.

    Read more

    £16.10
  • Ed Watson: A Different Dance

    By the time of his retirement in 2020 Ed Watson had become the longest-serving Principal dancer at London’s Royal Ballet. But he is also widely known as an artistic collaborator, fashion icon, and muse. Each illustrated chapter of this gorgeous volume focuses on a distinct aspect of Watson’s career. Leading art critic Sarah Crompton discusses his trajectory from young student to impresario. Wayne McGregor reflects on their long and fruitful collaboration. Longtime friend Charlotte MacMillan engages in a lively conversation with Watson, while Gareth Pugh writes about the dancer as a muse. Dozens of images by leading photographers―such as Rick Guest, Nick Knight, Anthony Crickmay and Kosmas Pavlos―depict Watson throughout his career, in rehearsal, on fashion shoots, in the dressing room, and in stills from his famed performances. Together these words and images tell the story of a performer of extraordinary versatility, exceptional physicality, and a profound artistic sensibility.

    Read more

    £29.30£38.00
  • Love Dance Practice Log & Journal: An awesome Dance Resource for a passionate Dancer – Great gift for Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Modern or Hip Hop Dancers

    01

    Show your dancer your love and appreciation by telling them they are awesome with this perfect girls dancing gift notebook. Great for use as a diary, competition or meet score recorder and training scheduler.

    This awesome gift notebook and journal measures 6” x 9”, with 120 lined pages full of cute ideas for a dance lover to fill in. Perfect as a birthday or Christmas gift too. Matte cover lamination for that soft, classic feel and look and durability.

    A perfect gift all year round, for end of the year or on the start of a season – great gift for a mom, dad or grandparent to get for their little dancer!

    Read more

    £5.90
  • Dance Notebook: Lined 6×9 Journal Notebook for Dancers, Dance Teachers to Express Creativity and Inspiration (120 Pages)

    01
    This Notebook is Perfect for Dancers, Dance Teachers and Dance Enthusiasts of All Genres such as Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Ballroom, Modern and Hip Hop Dancers to Capture their Creativity and Inspiration!

    Use this All-In-One Notebook for:

    • Dance Routines
    • Choreography
    • Practice Time
    • Goals & Aspirations
    • Motivation & Inspiration
    • Journaling
    • Gratitude
    • Reflection
    • Daily Ideas
    • Women’s Diary
    • Gifts

    Product Details:

    • High-Quality Gloss Cover
    • 120 Lined Pages
    • Interior: White Lined Paper

    Read more

    £4.70
  • HowExpert Guide to Dance and Choreography: 101 Tips to Learn How to Dance, Improve Your Choreography Skills, and Become a Better Performer

    If you want to learn how to dance, improve your choreography skills, and become a better performer, then check out HowExpert Guide to Dance and Choreography.

    This book goes into detail about where to start as a beginner dancer, what you need to know going into dance, and step-by-step guides to help you become a better dancer. For those also interested in choreography, this book shares some tips on how to choreograph for dance and create a great performance. It focuses on the importance of every little step when it comes to dancing, and we discuss the order you should follow as both a dancer and a choreographer. There are examples given as well as first-hand experiences that will provide the reader with a deeper understanding as these 101 tips are explained. Any dancer or choreographer can benefit from the tips given within this book.

    The readers will walk away from this with a better knowledge of dance, the elements that go into a performance, and a better understanding of the time and commitment that comes with being a dancer or choreographer. In addition, the readers will have an idea as to whether they want to start on the path of learning to dance or choreograph and why.

    Check out HowExpert Guide to Dance and Choreography to learn how to dance, improve your choreography skills, and become a better performer starting today!

    About the Expert
    Sydney Marie Skipper is a dancer and choreography for hip hop dance and musical theatre. Sydney has been a dancer for 15 years and received training from the Millennium Dance Complex in California. Growing up, she competed at dance competitions; she danced in numerous performances such as Lip Sync Battle on Telemundo and music videos for artists Emilio Roman and Macy Kate. In addition, she worked alongside choreographers who work within the dance industry. Sydney has choreographed anything from quinceaneras, hip hop team performances, children’s theatre, and musical theatre at Grand Canyon University. Therefore, she wrote this beginner book for new dancers and choreographers.

    HowExpert publishes quick ‘how to’ guides by everyday experts.

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    £16.90£19.00
  • History Of Morris Dancing: Tales Of A Band Of Brothers And The Ancient Morris Dancing Custom: The Morris Tradition

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    Morris dancing is a form of English folk dance usually accompanied by music. It is based on rhythmic stepping and the execution of choreographed figures by a group of dancers, usually wearing bell pads on their shins. Implements such as sticks, swords, and handkerchiefs may also be wielded by the dancers.
    This book brought to you in these tales of an anarchic band of brothers who challenged the received wisdom and almost accidentally stumbled upon the essential core of this ancient custom. They brought it out of the museum and set it on fire. Treating it more like street theatre or flash mob, these iconoclasts sexed it up and breathed new life into it.
    In your hands is a story of friendship, fun, and the bonds that unite people in a common cause. It is about comradeship, humor, trust, and mutual respect, and about how visions can be brought to life. It also happens to be set against a backdrop of folk culture and morris dancing.

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    £8.00
  • The Place of Dance: A Somatic Guide to Dancing and Dance Making

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    The Place of Dance is written for the general reader as well as for dancers. It reminds us that dancing is our nature, available to all as well as refined for the stage. Andrea Olsen is an internationally known choreographer and educator who combines the science of body with creative practice. This workbook integrates experiential anatomy with the process of moving and dancing, with a particular focus on the creative journey involved in choreographing, improvising, and performing for the stage. Each of the chapters, or “days,” introduces a particular theme and features a dance photograph, information on the topic, movement and writing investigations, personal anecdotes, and studio notes from professional artists and educators for further insight. The third in a trilogy of works about the body, including Bodystories: A Guide to Experiential Anatomy and Body and Earth: An Experiential Guide, The Place of Dance will help each reader understand his/her dancing body through somatic work, create a dance, and have a full journal clarifying aesthetic views on his or her practice. It is well suited for anyone interested in engaging embodied intelligence and living more consciously.

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    £21.80£22.70
  • The Ancient English Morris Dance

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    The idea that morris dancing captures the essence of ancient Englishness, inherently carefree and merry, has been present for over 400 years. The Ancient English Morris Dance traces the history of those attitudes, from the dance’s introduction to England in the fifteenth century, through the contention of the Reformation and Civil War, during which morris dancing and maypoles became potent symbols of the older ways of living. Thereafter it developed and diversified, neglected and disdained, until antiquaries began to take an interest in its history, leading to its re-invention as emblematic of Victorian concepts of Merrie England in the nineteenth century. The quest for authentic understanding of what that meant led to its revival at the beginning of the twentieth century, but that was predicated on the perception of it as part of England’s declining rural past, to the neglect of the one area (the industrial north-west) where it continued to flourish. The revival led in turn to its further evolution into the multitude of forms and styles in which it may be encountered today.

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    £26.20£28.50
  • Choreography Book: Wait, what was my next move? A book for creating dance routines for choreographers and students.

    The choreography notebook has 103 pages. Room for 25 dance routines. Each routine has 4 pages dedicated to breaking down the music into counts, verses, and the chorus, logging class information, stage cues, lighting, costumes, notes and more.

    Features:

    • 6 x 9

    • glossy cover- We have 4 different covers- look for others on our page

    • 103 pages-room for 25 routines

    Great for:

    • choreographers

    • dance teachers

    • dance captains

    • dance coaches

    • Zumba instructors

    • dance fitness instructors

    • student choreographers

    • student teachers

    • musical theater teachers

    • Christmas gifts

    • studio gifts

    • graduation gifts

    • birthday gifts

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    £6.10
  • Dance Journal: Log your routines and choreography

    This dance journal is perfect for any dance no matter the style.

    With this journal, you can track all your practices and make notes for things to work on.
    Simple and Easy to use and a small enough size to fit in a dance bag.

    Makes a great gift for any dancer.

    200 Pages
    6×9 Size
    Compact Sleek Design

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    £5.50

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