Dance Books

Susan Au’s text covers the whole subject, vividly describing the great performers and performances of the past as well as exploring in detail the d...

New York City Ballet Workout is a revolutionary fitness program that will help you begin to develop lean abs, firm buttocks, a contoured waist, scu...

Authored by one of the ballet’s most respected experts, this volume includes scene-by-scene retellings of the most popular classic and contemporary...

Blooming in Motion is a coloring book celebrating Black history through the performing art of dance. The original illustrations honor 20 dance lege...

Determination meets dance in this memoir by the history-making ballerina.In this instant New York Times bestseller, Misty Copeland makes history, t...

In the current dance scene, performers contend with choreography that involves extreme dance, multiple techniques, and acrobatic moves, exemplified...

Timeless in their wisdom, thought-provoking in their message, surprising in their truth and memorable in their originality, the right words can giv...

Flowers Cracking Concrete is the first in-depth study of the forty-year career of Eiko & Koma—two artists from Japan who have lived and worked ...

“The phrase jazz dance has a special meaning for professionals who dance to jazz music (they use it to describe non-tap body movement); and another...

Big Dreams, False Starts, and My Midlife Quest to Dance the Nutcracker An award-winning author’s journey to break out of the expectations of midlif...

From the most brilliant and audacious choreographer of our time, the exuberant tale of a young dancer’s rise to the pinnacle of the performing arts...

Anna Paskevska is Chair of the Dance Department at the Chicago Academy for Arts. She previously served on the faculties of Indiana University and t...

A fascinating exploration of our reality through the eyes of a physicist and a dancer—and an engaging introduction to both disciplinesFrom stepping...

NATIONAL BESTSELLERFor more than four hundred years, the art of ballet has stood at the center of Western civilization. Its traditions serve as a r...

Veteran dance writer Robert Greskovic's comprehensive handbook on how to watch and appreciate the ballet is now available in this new edition. I...