 I put a spell on you: dancing women from Salome to Madonna.
Author: Buonaventura, Wendy Published: 2003 An unconventional history of women dancing, rich with fascinating anecdotes and fascinating facts, as well as tender portrayals of dancers whose stage antics have earned them lasting fame. The author's canvas ranges from the geishas of Japan to the tango-inventing immigrants of Buenos Aires; to Paris and the Moulin Rouge, to Chicago and New York, where struggling back Americans cakewalk, charleston and shimmy; on the way, she takes in Princess Diana, anorexia, transvestism, and cosmetic surgery. |
