Jojo Siwa is simply unstoppable! Whether dancing, singing, acting, or making hilarious YouTube videos, JoJo has proven鈥攁t only 15鈥攖hat she can do it all. JoJo Siwa: The Sweetest Dream has everything you need to know about this young star's rise to incredible success, from making a splash on shows like Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition and Dance Moms to releasing hit songs like "Boomerang" and "High Top Shoes" and performing all around the world. With dozens of full-color photographs, memorable quotes, and little-known facts, this is a must-have for all Siwanatorz!

Lucia Ruprecht's study is the first monograph in English to analyse the relationship between nineteenth-century German literature and theatrical dance. Combining cultural history with close readings of major texts by Heinrich von Kleist, E.T.A. Hoffmann and Heinrich Heine, the author brings to light little-known German resources on dance to address the theoretical implications of examining the interdiscursive and intermedial relations between the three authors' literary works, aesthetic reflections on dance, and dance of the period. In doing so, she not only shows how dancing and writing relate to one another but reveals the characteristics that make each mode of expression distinct unto itself. Readings engage with literary modes of understanding physical movement that are neglected under the regime of eighteenth-century aesthetic theory, and of classical ballet, setting the human, frail and expressive body against the smoothly idealised neoclassicist ideal. Particularly important is the way juxtaposing texts and performance practice allows for the emergence of meta-discourses about trauma and repetition and their impact on aesthetics and formulations of the self and the human body. Related to this is the author's concept of performative exercises or dances of the self which constitute a decisive force within the formation of subjectivity that is enacted in the literary texts. Joining performance studies with psychoanalytical theory, this book opens up new pathways for understanding Western theatrical dance's theoretical, historical and literary continuum.

JoJo Siwa is only 16 years old, but she's already captured the hearts and imaginations of fans around the world 鈥?and she's not slowing down!<br /><br /><i>Dream Crazy Big</i> traces every step of this young star's rise to success, from making a splash on shows like <i>Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition</i> and <i>Dance Moms</i> to creating hilarious YouTube videos and releasing hit songs like "Boomerang" and "#1U." With dozens of full-color photographs plus coverage of 2019's D.R.E.A.M. The Tour, this dazzling, inspirational book is a must-have for all Siwanatorz!

<p>At twenty-seven, Shannon Murphy has just discovered that she has two sisters she never knew. Now, through Shannon鈥檚 loving persistence, the three of them are moving in together above her dance studio in Bridgeport. Shannon is excited to make a home with her sisters and to grow her budding business. Then she meets her newest client鈥攈e has all the right muscles, a perfect smile, and a lot of attitude. Will Shannon be able to keep things professional with this charming stranger?</p><p>Dylan Lange has a lot on his mind. He鈥檚 just been assigned a new partner at his job with the Bridgeport Police, and while he鈥檚 busy striving to protect and serve his town, he鈥檚 also trying to keep his baby sister out of harm鈥檚 way while she heals from her own trauma. And on top of everything else, he鈥檚 gone and lost a bet with his buddies, forcing him to take <i>dance lessons</i>. But when he walks into the dance studio to meet his instructor, a young and beautiful brunette with a sweet southern drawl is the last person he expected to find.</p><p>Get ready to fall in love again as Shelley Shepard Gray takes us back to Bridgeport, Ohio, where nobody gets left behind and a powerful community helps ordinary men and women to find extraordinary strength inside themselves.</p>

Tony and Olivier Award鈥搘inning Bob Avian鈥檚 dazzling life story, <i>Dancing Man: A Broadway Choreographer鈥檚 Journey</i>, is a memoir in three acts. Act I reveals the origins of one of Broadway鈥檚 legendary choreographers who appeared onstage with stars like Barbra Streisand and Mary Martin all before he was thirty. Act II includes teaching Katharine Hepburn how to sing and dance in <i>Coco</i> and working with Stephen Sondheim and Michael Bennett while helping to choreograph the original productions of <i>Company</i> and <i>Follies</i>. During this time, Avian won a Tony Award as the cochoreographer of <i>A Chorus Line</i> and produced the spectacular Tony Award鈥搘inning <i>Dreamgirls</i>. For a triumphant third act, Avian choreographed Julie Andrews鈥檚 return to the New York stage, devised all of the musical staging for <i>Miss Saigon </i>and <i>Sunset Boulevard</i>, and directed <i>A Chorus Line </i>on Broadway. He worked with the biggest names on Broadway, including Andrew Lloyd Webber, Carol Burnett, Jennifer Holliday, Patti LuPone, Elaine Stritch, and Glenn Close.<br /><br /> Candid, witty, sometimes shocking, and always entertaining, here at last is the ultimate up-close and personal insider鈥檚 view from a front row seat at the creation of the biggest, brightest, and best Broadway musicals of the past fifty years.

<p>The <i>Routledge Companion to Butoh Performance </i>provides a comprehensive introduction to and analysis of the global art form butoh.</p><br /><p>Originating in Japan in the 1960s, butoh was a major innovation in聽twentiethcentury dance and performance, and it continues to shape-shift around the world. Taking inspiration from the Japanese avant-garde, Surrealism,銆€Happenings, and authors such as Genet and Artaud, its influence can be seen throughout contemporary performing arts, music, and visual art practices.</p><br /><p>This <i>Companion </i>places the form in historical context, documents its development in Japan and its spread around the world, and brings together the theory and the practice of this compelling dance. The interdisciplinarity evident in the volume reflects the depth and the breadth of butoh, and the editors bring specially commissioned essays by leading scholars and dancers together with translations of important early texts.</p>

<i>History of Dance, Second Edition, </i>examines dance from prehistoric times to the present. It focuses on the dancers and choreographers, the dances, and significant dance works from each time period. For instructors, it offers ancillaries including an instructor guide, test bank, PowerPoint presentation package, and student web resource to reinforce the learning from the text. The student web resource is also available separately for students and instructors. It offers experiential learning activities to help students dig deeper into the history of dance and develop critical thinking and investigative skills. Special features and charts bring facts, events, and timelines to life. Through <i>History of Dance</i>, students will acquire a foundation for understanding and a springboard for studying dance in the 21st century.

Determination meets dance in this memoir by the history-making ballerina.<br /><br />In this instant <i>New York Times</i> bestseller, Misty Copeland makes history, telling the story of her journey to become the first African-American principal ballerina at the prestigious American Ballet Theatre. But when she first placed her hands on the barre at an after-school community center, no one expected the undersized, underprivileged, and anxious thirteen-year-old to become one of America鈥檚 most groundbreaking dancers . A true prodigy, she was attempting in months roles that take most dancers years to master. But when Misty became caught between the control and comfort she found in the world of ballet and the harsh realities of her own life, she had to choose to embrace both her identity and her dreams, and find the courage to be one of a kind.<br /> <br />With an insider鈥檚 passion, Misty opens a window into the life of an artist who lives life center stage, from behind the scenes at her first classes to her triumphant roles in some of the world鈥檚 most iconic ballets. A sensational memoir as 鈥渟ensitive鈥?and 鈥渃lear-eyed鈥?(<i>The Washington Post</i>) as her dancing, <i>Life in Motion</i> is a story of passion, identity and grace for anyone who has dared to dream of a different life.

<p><i>Dynamic Alignment Through Imagery, Second Edition,</i> expands on the classic text and reference written by Eric Franklin, an internationally renowned teacher, dancer, and choreographer who has been sharing his imagery techniques for 25 years. </p><p> In this new edition, Franklin shows you how to use imagery, touch, and movement exercises to improve your coordination and alignment. These exercises will also help you relieve tension, enhance the health of your spine and back, and prevent back injury. </p><p> This expanded new edition includes </p><p> 鈥?more than 600 imagery exercises along with nearly 500 illustrations to help you visualize the exercises and use them in various contexts; </p><p> 鈥?audio files for dynamic imagery exercises set to music and posted online to the book鈥檚 product page; and </p><p> 鈥?updated chapters throughout the book, including new material on integrated dynamic alignment exercises and dynamic alignment and imagery. </p><p> This book will help you discover your natural flexibility and quickly increase your power to move. You鈥檒l learn elements of body design. You鈥檒l explore how to use imagery to improve your confidence, and you鈥檒l discover imagery conditioning programs that will lead you toward better alignment, safer movement, increased fitness, and greater joy. Further, you鈥檒l examine how to apply this understanding to your discipline or training to improve your performance. </p><p><i>Dynamic Alignment Through Imagery, Second Edition,</i> will help you experience the biomechanical and anatomical principles that are crucial to dancers, other performing artists, yoga and Pilates teachers and practitioners, and athletes. The techniques and exercises presented in the book will guide you in improving your posture鈥攁nd they will positively affect your thoughts and attitude about yourself and others and help you feel and move better both mentally and physically. </p>

There are all sorts of people, events and sounds that exist in the musical world for which there are no words. We have been sadly bereft of a satisfactory way to describe the contortion of a singer's mouth when reaching for the high notes; the audience member who leaves a concert halfway through the grand finale; or that person who places one finger in their ear and raises their eyes heavenwards when they sing.<br /><br />Tim Lihoreau neatly solves this problem in <i>The Classic FM Musical Treasury</I>. Having scoured the UK for place names with a musical bent, he has created a charming collection of humorously inventive, musically themed meanings. From choral singing to rock concerts, opera and orchestras, this quirky book will delight music fans everywhere.