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Dance-Related Media
(if you have any additions for this page, email Ben at bkeil@veganpub.com
with the title, author/artist, and a short description)
Television
Broadcasts:
- The Ohio Star Ballroom Dance
Competition will be aired on PBS, February 16th, 8pm. Many members of
the competition team attended this event. Ask them for details!
- The 1999 Latin DanceSport Championship
and the A&E Ballroom Championship -The national NBC telecast was on Saturday,
June 12 from 8-9 p.m. EDT/PDT (check with Orlando for a copy).
- The 1999 DanceSport Standard
Event was televised on A&E on Saturday, August 7, 1999 (check with Orlando
for a copy).
- The 2000 World Latin DanceSport
Championships at Miami Beach is on the A&E Network, Friday, October 28th,
2000, 9 - 11pm. (Check with local listings)
- A Documentary on Ballroom Dancing
is on TLC, Saturday, October 30th, 2000 at 8pm, 11pm. (Check with our local
listings)
Music
CD's:
- "The Tango Project"
[Elektra/Nonesuch] - your classic tangos argentinos
- "Introducing...Ruben Gonzalez"
- Cuban piano legend playing classic Cuban tunes (cha-cha, rumba, mambo)
- "Wild, Cool and Swingin'
Too" - 50's and 60's compilation, often in their original settings!
Includes foxtrots (track 11 is a favorite!), some swing, and a little mambo
and cha-cha.
- "Fiesta for Two (Vol.
1)" - one of the best strict tempo latin cd's we've found! All five
competitive int'l latin dances are included, and the cha-cha's and jives are
especially good.
- "The Mambo Kings"
(movie soundtrack) - terrific mix of Latin music performed by the legendary
Tito Puente and his ensemble. Includes mambos (of course!), cha-chas, merengues,
and a bolero (track 8) that almost won an Oscar!
- "Strictly Ballroom"
(movie soundtrack) - A combination of standard ballroom favorites and songs
composed specifically for the film. Includes a variety of dances, samba, rumba,
tango, waltz, and swing/jive.
- "Dance with Me"
(soundtrack) - a contemporary mix of Latin dance music. Includes some great
sambas, as well as some cha-cha and rumba.
- "Frenesi" (Linda
Ronstadt) - Linda Ronstadt sings the standards of Latin music accompanied
by the Ray Santos orchestra. Cha-cha, rumba, and mambo.
- "Swing" (The
Manhattan Transfer) - a super CD for swing of all kinds! Mostly standard swing
tunes with snappy vocals and tight harmonies. East coast, west coast, and
lindy are all represented.
- "More Dirty Dancing"
(movie soundtrack) - this addition to the first soundtrack of this popular
80s flick includes much of the actual dance music used in the film. Foxtrot
and mambo.
- "A League of Their Own"
(movie soundtrack) - swing/jive
- "Forever Tango"
(movie soundtrack) - Argentine tango
- "Falling into You"
(Celine Dion) - rumba
- "Sarandonga"
(Chocolate) - cha-cha, samba
- "The Immaculate Collection"
(Madonna) - hustle, samba
- "The Last Days of Disco"
(movie soundtrack) - hustle
- "Pure Disco"
(various artists) - hustle
- "Buena Vista Social Club"
(various artists) - cha-cha, rumba, mambo
- "Oro Latino"
(various artists) - cha-cha, mambo, rumba, merengue
- "Ultimate Salsa Party"
(various artists) - a favorite artist on this is Frankie Negron
- "Merengue Mix"
(various artists) - any version will get you moving!
- "Salsa" (movie
soundtrack) - salsa music
Films:
- Strictly Ballroom
- Australian, romance
- Shall We Dance? - Japanese
(with subtitles), comedy
- The Tango Lesson - Sally
Potter film, terrific argentinian tango
- Dance With Me - American,
romance, Vanessa Williams, great latin dancing
-
Swing Kids
- Dirty Dancing -
Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, latin dancing and 80s hairstyles
- Swingers - a good swing
scene at a bar
- Singing in the Rain - classic
movie tap dancing
- Salsa - this movie has
some fabulous dance steps
Books:
- Modern Ballroom Dancing
[Victor Sylvester] - this book by the British Dance Master, world champion
in 1922, has hardly changed since it was published a year before his death
in 1977. It was because of his "English waltz programme" in 1922
that the waltz has been formalized as the "step-step-close" format
that we use today. The aspiring ballroom dancer will find his detailed figures
useful.
- Ballroom Dancing: The Romance,
Rhythm and Style [John Lawrence Reynolds] - this book provides dance history,
insight into the world of competition dancing, and an opinion on the future
of dance in the US and Europe.
- Let's Dance [Paul Bottomer]
- written by a professional dancer, this book contains basic steps, hints,
and pictures for all the modern ballroom dances as well as argentinian tango,
salsa, merengue, and other club dances. Especially useful for those who have
difficulties with "floorcraft" or avoiding collisions and getting
stuck in corners!
- The Ballroom Technique
[Imperial Society of Teachers of Dance; 10th edition, 1984] - this book presents
a detailed description in chart form of each of the various dance syllabus
figures in the International Standard dances (waltz, foxtrot, quickstep, tango).
Covers steps, timing, feet positions, alignment, and other technical elements
of each figure. Excellent reference tool.
- The Revised Technique of Latin
American Dancing [Imperial Society of Teachers of Dance; 5th edition,
1983] - same as above for the latin dances (samba, rumba, cha-cha, paso doble,
and jive).
- Popular Variations [Alex
Moore] - presents 230 of the most popular variations for social dancing.
- Popular Variations in Latin
American Dancing [Imperial Society of Teachers of Dance] - presents a
number of popular variations in latin dancing which are an excellent basis
for many modern variations.
- Championship Ballroom Dancing
- oversized coffee table book depicting the Ohio Star Ball and its history
with many large color photographs!
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