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Dancing Lessons for the Advanced in Age

Author : Bohumil Hrabal
Publisher : New York Review of Books
ISBN 13 : 1590175565
Total Pages : 85 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Dancing Lessons for the Advanced in Age written by Bohumil Hrabal and published by New York Review of Books. This book was released on 2012-04-25 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rake, drunkard, aesthete, gossip, raconteur extraordinaire: the narrator of Bohumil Hrabal’s rambling, rambunctious masterpiece Dancing Lessons for the Advanced in Age is all these and more. Speaking to a group of sunbathing women who remind him of lovers past, this elderly roué tells the story of his life—or at least unburdens himself of a lifetime’s worth of stories. Thus we learn of amatory conquests (and humiliations), of scandals both private and public, of military adventures and domestic feuds, of what things were like “in the days of the monarchy” and how they’ve changed since. As the book tumbles restlessly forward, and the comic tone takes on darker shadings, we realize we are listening to a man talking as much out of desperation as from exuberance. Hrabal, one of the great Czech writers of the twentieth century, as well as an inveterate haunter of Prague’s pubs and football stadiums, developed a unique method which he termed “palavering,” whereby characters gab and soliloquize with abandon. Part drunken boast, part soul-rending confession, part metaphysical poem on the nature of love and time, this astonishing novel (which unfolds in a single monumental sentence) shows why he has earned the admiration of such writers as Milan Kundera, John Banville, and Louise Erdrich.

All My Cats

Author : Bohumil Hrabal
Publisher : New Directions Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0811228967
Total Pages : 93 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (112 download)

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Download or read book All My Cats written by Bohumil Hrabal and published by New Directions Publishing. This book was released on 2019-11-26 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A literary master’s story about the aggravations and great joys of cats, from “a most sophisticated novelist, with a gusting humor and a hushed tenderness of detail” (Julian Barnes) In the autumn of 1965, flush with the unexpected success of his first published books, the Czech author Bohumil Hrabal bought a cottage in Kersko. From then until his death in 1997, he divided his time between Prague and his country retreat, where he wrote and tended to a community of feral cats. Over the years, his relationship to cats grew deeper and more complex, becoming a measure of the pressures, both private and public, that impinged on his life as a writer. All My Cats, written in 1983 after a serious car accident, is a confessional memoir, the chronicle of an author who becomes overwhelmed. As he is driven to the brink of madness by the dilemmas created by his indulgent love for the animals, there are episodes of intense brutality as he controls the feline population. Yet in the end, All My Cats is a book about Hrabal’s relationship to nature, about the unlikely sources of redemption that come to him unbidden, like a gift from the cosmos—and about love.

Closely Watched Trains

Author : Bohumil Hrabal
Publisher : Northwestern University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780810112780
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (127 download)

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Download or read book Closely Watched Trains written by Bohumil Hrabal and published by Northwestern University Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hrabal's postwar classic about a young man's coming of age in German-occupied Czechoslovakia is among his most beloved and accessible works. Closely Watched Trains is the subtle and poetic portrait of Milos Hrma, a timid young railroad apprentice who insulates himself with fantasy against a reality filled with cruelty and grief. Day after day as he watches trains fly by, he torments himself with the suspicion that he himself is being watched and with fears of impotency. Hrma finally affirms his manhood and, with a sense of peace and purpose he has never known before, heroically confronts a trainload of Nazis.

Gotta Ballroom

Author : Christine Zona
Publisher : Human Kinetics
ISBN 13 : 9780736059077
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book Gotta Ballroom written by Christine Zona and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2008 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An instruction and technique quide for learning to dance the American style waltz, tango, foxtrot and Viennese waltz.

Beginning Hip-Hop Dance

Author : E. Moncell Durden
Publisher : Human Kinetics
ISBN 13 : 171823046X
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (182 download)

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Download or read book Beginning Hip-Hop Dance written by E. Moncell Durden and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2023-08-03 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since its development in the United States in the 1970s, hip-hop has grown to become a global dance phenomenon. In Beginning Hip-Hop Dance With HKPropel Access, students gain a strong foundation and learn the fundamentals of hip-hop techniques as they venture into the exciting world of this dance genre. Written by dance educator, historian, and scholar E. Moncell Durden, Beginning Hip-Hop Dance gives students the opportunity to explore hip-hop history and techniques, foundational information, and significant works and artists; understand the styles and aesthetics of hip-hop dance as a performing art and cultural art form; and learn about the forms of hip-hop dance, such as locking, waacking, popping and boogaloo, and house. The text has related online tools delivered via HKPropel, including 55 video clips that aid students in the practice of the techniques, as well as extended learning activities and prompts for e-journaling to help students understand how the dance form relates to their overall development as a dancer; glossary terms with and without definitions so students can check their knowledge; and chapter review quizzes to help students assess their knowledge and understanding of hip-hop dance and its history, artists, styles, and aesthetics. As students move through the book, they will learn the BEATS method of exploring hip-hop through body, emotion, action, time, and space. This method opens up the creative and expressive qualities of the movements and helps students to appreciate hip-hop as an art form. Students will also learn how to critique a dance performance and create their own personal style of movement to music. Beginning Hip-Hop Dance is a comprehensive resource that provides beginning dance students—dance majors, minors, or general education students with an interest in dance—a solid foundation in this contemporary cultural dance genre. It intertwines visual, auditory, and kinesthetic modes of learning and offers students the techniques and knowledge to build onto the movements that are presented in the book and video clips. Beginning Hip-Hop Dance is the ideal introduction to this exciting dance genre. Beginning Hip-Hop Dance is a part of Human Kinetics’ Interactive Dance Series. The series includes resources for ballet, modern, tap, jazz, musical theater, and hip-hop dance that support introductory dance technique courses taught through dance, physical education, and fine arts departments. Each student-friendly text has related online learning tools including video clips of dance instruction, assignments, and activities. The Interactive Dance Series offers students a collection of guides to learning, performing, and viewing dance. Note: A code for accessing HKPropel is not included with this ebook but may be purchased separately.

The Death of Mr. Baltisberger

Author : Bohumil Hrabal
Publisher : Northwestern University Press
ISBN 13 : 0810127016
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book The Death of Mr. Baltisberger written by Bohumil Hrabal and published by Northwestern University Press. This book was released on 2010-11-30 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published as The Death of Mr. Baltisberger, the fourteen stories in Romance showcase the breadth of Bohumil Hrabal’s considerable gifts: his humor of the grotesque, his often surprising warmth, and his hard-edged, fast-paced style. In the story "Romance," a plumber’s apprentice and a gypsy girl reach toward a tentative connection across the chasm that separates their worlds. Another unlikely love story, "World Cafeteria," features a romance between a young man whose girlfriend has just committed suicide and a bride whose husband lands in jail on their wedding night. The tone turns to the absurd in "The Death of Mr. Baltisberger," where a crippled ex-motorcyclist and three people he meets at the track exchange wildly improbably reminiscences, while a fatal Grand Prix motorcycle race rages around them. Hrabal’s psychological insight into quotidian interactions saturates stories such as "A Dull Afternoon," where a mysterious, self-absorbed stranger disrupts the psychic calm of a neighborhood tavern and becomes the silent catalyst for an unwanted truth. Throughout the collection, noted translator Michael Henry Heim captures the quirky speech patterns and idiosyncratic takes on life that have made Hrabal’s characters an indispensable part of world literature.

Cutting It Short

Author : Bohumil Hrabal
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0241290279
Total Pages : 121 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (412 download)

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Download or read book Cutting It Short written by Bohumil Hrabal and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2017-06-29 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in small-town Bohemia between the wars, Cutting It Short centres on the flamboyant and unpredictable Maryska, who loves food and prepares endless feasts. Until one day she scandalises the town when she cuts short her golden tresses, leading to a small revolution in gender roles.

Dance Improvisations

Author : Justine Reeve
Publisher : Human Kinetics
ISBN 13 : 149258388X
Total Pages : 187 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (925 download)

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Download or read book Dance Improvisations written by Justine Reeve and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2011-04-25 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dance Improvisations: Warm-Ups, Games and Choreographic Tasks will provide assistance with any doubts that dancers and teachers might have with improvisation. This practical book promotes creativity that can lead to innovative breakthroughs among students from middle school age through college. With Dance Improvisations: Warm-Ups, Games and Choreographic Tasks, you receive • expert instruction in planning, teaching, and assessing students’ improvisations; • 73 activities in creating movement and material for choreographing dances; • a glossary of dance and choreographic terms; and • extensions of each improv to aid further exploration and development of the improvisation skills. The activities support all portions of your class—including improvisation lessons that you can use as warm-ups, games that stimulate creativity, and choreographic tasks for creating movement material. Each activity has been tested and refined by the author, a veteran dance instructor and choreographer. You can use the improvs individually in a lesson or use them in developing entire lesson plans. The step-by-step instruction and teaching tips that you receive save you valuable preparation time—and the instructions are clear enough that more experienced students can use the book to practice on their own. With Dance Improvisations: Warm-Ups, Games and Choreographic Tasks, you will find new ways to help your dancers create original movements through both individual and group activities. Your students will hone their creative responses, and the innovation and energy in your dance classes will fill your studio or classroom. Students will blossom and gain inspiration using these improvisations as they learn how to develop movement and choreograph studies.

Brain-compatible Dance Education

Author : Anne Green Gilbert
Publisher : Human Kinetics Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Brain-compatible Dance Education written by Anne Green Gilbert and published by Human Kinetics Publishers. This book was released on 2006 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classic "must have" is NDA's most popular publication. Includes locomotor/nonlocomotor movement, assessment, and interdisciplinary topics.

The Finis Jhung Ballet Technique

Author : Finis Jhung
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781457530180
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book The Finis Jhung Ballet Technique written by Finis Jhung and published by . This book was released on 2014-06-26 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: KIRKUS REVIEWS excerpted for book /website Discover or rediscover the essentials of good ballet technique in this comprehensive, accessible book. Ballet has a reputation as a beautiful but intimidating art form, and those who lack natural flexibility or a typical dancer s body may feel unwelcome in a ballet studio. In his first book, former professional dancer and longtime instructor Jhung dispels that notion, reminding students and teachers of the pure joy that dance can bring while offering clear guidance on how to move with grace and confidence and avoid injury. He talks candidly about his own struggles with demanding classical technique and explains how he eventually learned to work with his body, rather than against it, when dancing. Jhung doesn t demand perfect turnout or high battements from his students; instead, he emphasizes proper posture and alignment, which he convincingly argues are the real foundation of good dance. With that in mind, he moves through a series of exercises, from simple stretches and basic barre work to more advanced center work involving turns and jumps. Lessons begin with an outline of the specific movements and are followed by a detailed analysis of each exercise so that readers will understand why it s essential to perfect simple steps before moving on to more complex choreography. These initial lessons are clearly explained and are easy to follow even for those with no prior ballet training. Throughout, Jhung maintains his encouraging, supportive tone while also discouraging the sloppiness and overreach that leads to strained, inelegant movement valuable lessons for beginners and advanced students alike. A fresh, friendly guide that demystifies classical ballet while providing clear guidance on how to be a better dancer."

The 1st Three Years of Dance

Author : Gina Evans
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781484882993
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (829 download)

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Download or read book The 1st Three Years of Dance written by Gina Evans and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-07-23 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1st Three Years of Dance; Teaching Tips, Monthly Lesson Plans, and Syllabi for Successful Dance Classes is filled with an overall plan to make your classroom and studio run smoothly. You will have a basis for all your teachers to teach from and no one classroom will be left behind. Inside you will find syllabi for 3 levels of dance classes. There are 10 monthly lesson plans for each level, which build from one class to the next and from year to the next. Also, each month's lesson plan includes choreography to showcase the steps learned. Plus, there are teaching tips to running a great classroom and more.

Trash the Trophies

Author : Chasta Hamilton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781544514284
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (142 download)

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Download or read book Trash the Trophies written by Chasta Hamilton and published by . This book was released on 2020-07-20 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Mr Kafka and Other Tales

Author : Bohumil Hrabal
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1784871176
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (848 download)

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Download or read book Mr Kafka and Other Tales written by Bohumil Hrabal and published by Random House. This book was released on 2016-03-03 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enter the gas-lit streets of post-war Prague, the steelworks run by singed men, the covered market that smells of new-born babes, the cacophonous open-air dance hall. Mr Kafka is avoiding his landladyâe(tm)s blueberry wine breath, a stonemason witnesses the destruction of a monument to Stalin he risked his life to build, and factory men strain to catch a glimpse of a beautiful bathing murderess. In these newly discovered stories, Hrabal captures men and women in an eerily beautiful nightmare and their spirit in all its misery and splendour.

Beauty Is Experience

Author : Emmaly Wiederholt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780998247809
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (478 download)

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Download or read book Beauty Is Experience written by Emmaly Wiederholt and published by . This book was released on 2017-04-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beauty is Experience is a collaboration between dancer/writer Emmaly Wiederholt and photographer Gregory Bartning. For more than two years, they collected interviews and photographs of dancers over age 50 along the West Coast. Spanning from Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area to Portland and Seattle, the culmination includes over 50 interviews with dancers ranging in age from 50 to 95, and ranging in practice from ballet and Argentine tango to African and contact improvisation.

Dance with This Book

Author : Jess Grippo
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781699051726
Total Pages : 107 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (517 download)

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Download or read book Dance with This Book written by Jess Grippo and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-20 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you been feeling creatively stagnant or distanced from dance? Meet your new rectangular dance partner. A whisper from the creative muses. "The Artist's Way" in dance form. A calling to get back to dance and get back to YOU. Because starting to dance - again or for the first time - is often easier said than done. (Cue the intimidation, body image issues, time constraints, etc.) But dancing regularly is a proven source of happiness and healing, and for many it's a way to revive a lost part of our souls. This book is meant to be danced with, alone in your room to start, with a series of inspiring stories and directive prompts that you can do anytime. No more need for excuses or endlessly searching for the perfect class... make your bedroom your dance studio and DANCE WITH THIS BOOK. Side effects may include: making more space for yourself, reconnecting to your body, boosting your creative energy, releasing stress and stuck emotions, and feeling less alone. No leotards or expensive leggings required.

The Columbia Guide to the Literatures of Eastern Europe Since 1945

Author : Harold B. Segel
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780231114042
Total Pages : 692 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book The Columbia Guide to the Literatures of Eastern Europe Since 1945 written by Harold B. Segel and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 692 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Iron Curtain concealed from western eyes a vital group of national and regional writers. Marked by not only geographical proximity but also by the shared experience of communism and its collapse, the countries of Eastern Europe--Poland, Hungary, Albania, Romania, Bulgaria, and the former states of Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, and East Germany--share literatures that reveal many common themes when examined together. Compiled by a leading scholar, the guide includes an overview of literary trends in historical context; a listing of some 700 authors by country; and an A-to-Z section of articles on the most influential writers.

Educating Alice

Author : Alice Steinbach
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 0307484173
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book Educating Alice written by Alice Steinbach and published by Random House. This book was released on 2009-04-02 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eight years ago, Alice Steinbach, a Pulitzer Prize–winning columnist for the Baltimore Sun, decided to take a break from her life. She took a leave from job, friends, and family for a European journey of self-discovery, and her first book, Without Reservations, was the exquisite result. But once Steinbach had opened the door to a new way of living, she found herself unwilling to return to the old routine. She quit her job and left home again, only this time her objective was to ?nd a way that would allow her, personally and professionally, to combine three of her greatest passions: learning, traveling, and writing. This funny and tender book is the result of her decision to roam around the world as an informal student, taking lessons and courses in such things as French cooking in Paris, Border collie training in Scotland, traditional Japanese arts in Kyoto, architecture and art in Havana. With warmth and wit, Steinbach guides us through the pleasures and perils of discovering how to be a student again. Along the way, she also learns the true value of this second chance at educating herself: the opportunity to connect with and learn from the people she meets on her journey.