{"product_id":"ballroom-culture-and-costume-in-competitive-dance-paperback","title":"Ballroom: Culture and Costume in Competitive Dance - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJonathan S. Marion\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJoanne B. Eicher\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompetitive 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBallroom \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the intersection of dance cultures, dress and the body. Presenting the author's experiences at an international range of dance events in Europe, the US and UK, as well as featuring the views of individual dancers, the book shows how dancing influences mind and body alike. For students of anthropology, dance, cultural and performance studies, \u003ci\u003eBallroom \u003c\/i\u003eprovides an ethnographic picture of how dancers and others live their lives both on and off the dance floor.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJonathan S. Marion\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Arkansas, President of the Society for Visual Anthropology (SVA), and author of \u003ci\u003eBallroom: Culture and Costume in Competitive Dance \u003c\/i\u003e(2008) and \u003ci\u003eVisual Research: A Concise Introduction to Thinking Visually \u003c\/i\u003e(2013, w\/Jerome Crowder).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 9.18 x 6.27 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51750806946080,"sku":"9781845208004","price":95.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/fa7480845c84d9d3fbb6913c2d4c48a2.webp?v=1779958269","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/ballroom-culture-and-costume-in-competitive-dance-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}