Dance Me a Song
Astaire, Balanchine, Kelly and the American Film Musical
- Author: Genne, Beth
[A] rich and readable love letter to the Golden Age movie musical —
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$46.75Special import
Contents
- Contents
- Introduction: The Synergy of Sound and Moving Image
- Part I. From Stage to Screen
- 1. No Limitations I: Astaire's Outlaw Style and its New World Roots
- 2. No Limitations II: Astaire's Roots in Social Dance, Ballet, and Other Forms
- 3. Old World Meets New World on Broadway: Balanchine, Astaire, Dukelsky, Gershwin, Minnelli, Rodgers and Hart, Josephine Baker
- 4. Ballet Meets Jazz in Hollywood: Balanchine and the Film Ballet
- 5. Dancing with the Camera, Dancing in the Street: Introducing Kelly and Donen
- Part II. Film Dance Genres
- 6. Seduction Dances: Astaire, Kelly, and Song and Dance as Courtship
- 7. Freedom Incarnate: The Dancing Sailor as an Icon of American Values in World War II
- 8. Dancing in the Street: Courtship, Euphoria, and Despair
- 9. The Dream of Courtship: The Cinematic Dance Drama
- 10. Making Film Dance: The Through-Composed & Through-Choreographed Musical
- 11. Legacy
- Appendix I. Timeline
- Appendix II. Dance Genres