This book focuses on the myriad ways that people collectively remember or forget shared pasts through popular dance. In dance classes, nightclubs, family celebr

This text offers new ways of understanding dance on the popular screen in new scholarly arguments drawn from dance studies, performance studies, and film and me

This dynamic collection documents the rich and varied history of social dance and the multiple styles it has generated, while drawing on some of the most curren

An introduction to popular dance, from ballroom to hip-hop, discussing the history, styles, and famous dancers and choreographers.

John Chasteen examines the history behind sexually suggestive dances (salsa, samba, and tango) that brought people of different social classes and races togethe