Ballroom, Boogie, Shimmy Sham, Shake: A Social and Popular Dance Reader
- ISBN-10
- 025207565X
- ISBN-13
- 9780252075650
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 377
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Author
- Julie Malnig
Description
Examining social and popular dance forms from a variety of critical and cultural perspectives
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