Swing Dancing

by Tamara Stevens and Erin Stevens

Telling a riveting true story of the emergence and development of an American icon, this book traces swing dancing from its origins to its status as a modern-day art form.

From its unlikely origins in the African slave trade, one of the saddest chapters of American history, swing dance emerged as a celebration of the soul. Swing is now recognized around the globe as a joyous partnered dance, uniquely Afro-American in origin and an...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313375178
• ISBN13: 9780313375170
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"