Böcker av Julie Malnig

This fascinating book explores the rich history of exhibition ballroom dancing from its heyday in the 1910s to the present.

Malnig examines exhibition ballroom dance as both a theatrical genre and a cultural and social phenomenon, promoting new cultural standards, including the emancipation of women and a new casualness and spontaneity between the sexes. A lively and thorough account of a dance form that has found renewed popularity in recent years.

Examining social and popular dance forms from a variety of critical and cultural perspectives