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Why Dance Matters

Mindy Aloff

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English
Yale University
04 May 2023
A passionate and moving tribute to the captivating power of dance, not just as an art form but as a language that transcends barriers

Mindy Aloff, a journalist, an essayist, and a dance critic, analyzes dance as the ultimate expression of human energy and feeling. From her personal anecdotes, her engaging collection of stories about dance from around the world, or her description of the captivating photograph by Helen Levitt of two children dancing (circa 1940), which she sees as one embodiment of the mystery and joy that dancing can evoke, Aloff’s exploration of the aesthetic, social, and spiritual impacts of dance will prove spellbinding.

 

Aloff takes us on a journey through various forms of dance—rituals, religious observances, storytelling, musical interpretations—to show why dance matters to human beings. Interlaced with personal experiences, this book builds on analysis to reveal the intimate relationship we have with dance—personal, spiritual, soul-searching, medicinal, and entertaining. The ideas speak to both specialist and general readers.

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Imprint:   Yale University
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 197mm,  Width: 127mm,  Spine: 25mm
ISBN:   9780300204520
ISBN 10:   0300204523
Series:   Why X Matters S.
Pages:   280
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Mindy Aloff's writing on cultural topics has appeared in the New Yorker, the New York Times, and the Threepenny Review. She is the editor of the anthology Dance in America and the author of Hippo in a Tutu: Dancing in Disney Animation.

Reviews for Why Dance Matters

Mindy Aloff mines her decades of expertise as a dance critic, writer, and teacher to answer the question of why - and how - dance functions in our world. Why Dance Matters is a compelling, multi-faceted guide that elucidates dance's integral connection to human experience. -Marjorie Folkman, Associate Professor of Professional Practice, Barnard College Mindy Aloff mines her decades of expertise as a dance critic, writer, and teacher to answer the question of why - and how - dance functions in our world. Why Dance Matters is a compelling, multi-faceted guide that elucidates dance's integral connection to human experience. -Marjorie Folkman, Associate Professor of Professional Practice, Barnard College -- Marjorie Folkman


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