4.0 out of 5 stars
An insider's addiction to dance, Jun 10 2009
This review is from: Glamour Addiction: Inside the American Ballroom Dance Industry (Hardcover)
This is a seriously academic analysis of the ballroom industry that recently won the prize as best new book, from the Congress on Research in Dance. While weighing in heavily on solid academic grounds, sometimes overly demonstrative, the author's writing and insights are vibrant and compelling. As a dancer and dance anthropologist, I found this a breakthrough book that admits the tension between the dark side and the wonderful seduction of DanceSport. She moves her narrative to an important level by recommending to its practitioners a prescription for a better possible future for the industry in which the pleasure of the dancing can once more take centre stage. Not a guilty pleasure to read!
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