{"product_id":"how-they-became-famous-dancers-color-version-a-dancing-history-paperback","title":"How They Became Famous Dancers (Color Version): A Dancing History - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnne Dunkin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow They Became Famous Dancers: A Dancing History\u003c\/i\u003e for young readers tells the story of twelve famous dancers - six women and six men - from different parts of the world. Spanning the seventeenth into the twenty-first centuries, each biographical sketch is placed within the subject's historical and cultural context. Dancers include: Louis XIV, John Durang, Marie Taglioni, William Henry 'Juba' Lane, Anna Pavlova, Rudolf Laban, Doris Humphrey, Michio Ito, Mrinalini Sarabhai, Pearl Primus, Amalia Hern ndez, and Arthur Mitchell. Each chapter includes \"Create a Dance\" giving readers the opportunity to dance themselves based on each dancer's style.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eANNE DUNKIN\u003c\/strong\u003e has been a dance educator for most of her life. As a professional dancer, she co-founded her own company, Qwindo's Window, which introduced dance to thousands of young people and their teachers throughout the eastern\/midwestern United States for twelve years. Besides directing dance studios in Washington, DC; New York City; and Los Angeles and teaching in several K-12 settings, she also taught 'teaching dance' to pre-service teachers at California State University, Fullerton for ten years. Her first book, \u003ci\u003eDancing in Your School: A Guide for Preschool and Elementary School Teachers\u003c\/i\u003e, was published by Princeton Book Company in 2006. Her MA in Human Development Education is from the University of Maryland, College Park, and her PhD in Dance History and Theory is from the University of California, Riverside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 136\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.35 x 10 x 8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 30, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52669722263859,"sku":"9781508859024","price":47.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/SjVYSjlEK0wxQ1VmRmZoeU5pYjVTZz09.webp?v=1762826072","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/how-they-became-famous-dancers-color-version-a-dancing-history-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}