Dancing Through History

This is the book I need for one of my classes this semester. Even though the book was used it was still in GREAT condition. Thank you for great service!

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I rented this book for my wife for her Humanities class and when she opened the package it was like this. The cover clearly not attached, the side of the book is missing pieces of the cover, highlighting in he book also. It will serve the purpose for her class. She said she would rent again for the price verses buying this book!

This book gives an overview of the history of dance. I bought it for a class I was taking. It goes in to detail about some things but not a lot. The author uses some strange wording and is obviously biased at times instead of presenting an unbiased scholarly brief overview of the history. The book is not the easiest read since I found it rather boring. My teacher has been using this book for years but doesn't like it. She has finally decided to switch books, unfortunately too late for me. If you just want a brief overview of dance history, especially if you know nothing about it and/or are not even a dancer, it's fine. If you are looking for a whole history with details, look somewhere else.

This is a terrible book. If you’re purchasing for a dance history class, pick a different class. Regardless of your opinions about dance history, the writing is terrible. Weird sentence structure, random opinions from the author out of context (inserting the topic of lynching in the south in the middle of describing tribal masks), and bizarre transitions like “Is this a warning that we must be on the lookout for a recurrence? Never mind, let’s look on the brighter side of folk dance.” I would say that it’s incredibly boring except for the moments of bafflement when I have to read it to anyone sitting next to me and question - how was this ever published? If you’re a professor considering using this book, please don’t. Sincerely, a student.

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Honestly, I'm not sure why there isn't a newer version. Our History of Dance teacher asked us to get this book and while it does a good job of describing some things, it doesn't have anything in it from the past 11 years. I complain about there being new versions of textbooks every 2 years with only a sentence or two changed, but 11 is a bit much. The author also seems to go off on tangents about specific things that she likes about a specific topic, which often gets away from the point of the information, making it harder to find what's important. It's full of information, but finding the important stuff can be a task.

This book is incredible and has very valuable information. This book is recommended for anyone trying to learn the history of modern dance.