One of my favorite posts each year is this one – sharing about the new titles from the past year. I also now have the privilege of doing book reviews and write-ups for Dance Teacher as well, which I love.
Looking over this list, The Grand Union and Hot Feet and Social Change most captivated me with content and format of these books. The Grand Union explores the short-lived but incredible improvisational group in the 70s with modern icons like Trisha Brown; Hot Feet and Social Change magnificently documents African diasporic dance in the United States.
Please note that the focus of this list is primarily on modern and contemporary dance, somatics, dance education, and dance history. It for sure does not capture every dance book from the year. Please feel free to add titles in the Comments section below. Let's add to the list together.
I hope that some titles will pique your interest, and if you work at a school, college, or studio, I encourage you to ask your chair or employer if you can purchase some new titles for the school's library and teacher resource shelf.
In an effort to support independent bookstores, I tried to first link to Mrs. Dalloway's (Berkeley, CA) before linking to amazon.com. Please support your local independent stores when you can!
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Careers in Dance – Ali Duffy (paperback and ebook)
Dance Adventures: True Stories about Dancing Abroad – Edited by Megan Taylor Morrison (paperback and ebook)
Dance Education Resources for the Classroom – Lindsey Blackburne
Daniel Lewis: A Life in Choreography and the At of Dance – Donna H. Krasnow and Daniel E. Lewis (paperback and ebook)
Ethical Dilemmas in Dance Education: Case Studies on Humanizing Dance Pedagogy – Edited by Doug Risner and Karen Schupp (book and ebook)
Futures of Dance Studies – Edited by Susan Manning, Janice Ross, and Rebecca Schneider
The Grand Union: Accidental Anarchists of Downtown Dance, 1970-1976: Wendy Perron
The Natural Body in Somatics Dance Training – Doran George, edited by Susan Leigh Foster (paperback and ebook)
Perpetual Motion: Dance, Digital Cultures, and the Common – Harmony Bench (paperback and ebook)
A Revolution in Movement: Dancers, Painters, and the Image of Modern Mexico – K. Mitchell Snow
And, a few titles from 2019 that got on my radar this year:
Experiments in Joy – Gabrielle Civil
Hot Feet and Social Change: African Dance and Diaspora Communities – Edited by Kariamu Welsh, Esailama G.A. Diouf, and Yvonne Daniel (paperback and ebook)
Keep It Moving: Lessons For the Rest of Your Life – Twyla Tharp (audiobook with Tharp narrating, paperback, and ebook)
A Teaching Artist's Companion: How to Define and Develop Your Practice – Daniel Levy (paperback and ebook)
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