Dance with me : ballroom dancing and the promise of instant intimacy /

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Author / Creator:Ericksen, Julia A., 1941-
Imprint:New York, N.Y. : New York University Press, ©2011.
Description:1 online resource (xv, 279 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. Global Cultural Studies.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11279060
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ISBN:9780814722855
0814722857
9780814722985
0814722989
9780814722664
0814722660
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-274) and index.
English.
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Summary:Rumba music starts and a floor full of dancers alternate clinging to one another and turning away. Rumba is an erotic dance, and the mood is hot and heavy; the women bend and hyperextend their legs as they twist and turn around their partners. They slide their feet along the floor toes first, transferring their weight from leg to leg, and settling their hips after each move to produce the rolling hip action, which is particularly visible in this slow-paced dance. Amateur and professional ballroom dancers alike compete in a highly gendered display of intimacy, romance and sexual passion.
Other form:Print version: Ericksen, Julia A., 1941- Dance with me. New York, N.Y. : New York University Press, ©2011 9780814722664
Standard no.:10.18574/9780814722855