Product Description

For nearly 70 years, Alex Moore's Ballroom Dancing has been a favorite guide to standard techniques of ballroom dancing-for beginners, for competition dancers, and for students of ballroom dance courses. Now in its tenth edition, this classic and comprehensive handbook has been revised to bring it up to date in keeping with changes on the dance floor and in the rules of dance competitions. The Quickstep, Waltz, Foxtrot, and Tango are all illustrated and described in great detail. Popular dances, old and new, such as the Viennese Waltz and Rhythm Dancing, are also included, together with ballroom novelty dances and games.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #508866 in Books
• Published on: 2002-08-23
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 320 pages

Review
Recognised as the ballroom dancer's bible
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–Dance Expression

About the Author
Alex Moore was President of the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing and Honorary President of the International Council of Ballroom Dancing.

Customer Reviews

Buy the 10th Edition. This is the 4th Edition.
When buying this, I didn't realize that it was the 4th edition. The 10th edition is actually available at Amazon under this ISBN: 0-87830-153-4 . Anyone interested in ballroom dancing should really be buying the most recent edition.

Great Ballroom Technique Book
I've found this to be a critical part of my ballroom education, both reinforcing the instruction I receive from my classes and prepping me to better receive instruction. I use this like I would a college textbook, reading the chapters on the dance I'm about to learn in class, taking the class, and then going back to re-read the chapters in the book. I've found that the nebulous terms used in instruction like Contra Body Movement, Body Flight, and dance lines/curves, are all explained in detail in this book, providing instruction in two different voices (the book and my dance teacher) to help me comprehend and apply these theories in my dancing better. I've actually noticed a drastic improvement in my dancing since studying this book.

I've also enjoyed learning the how to lead (I'm female and usually following) from this book, as learning the mens part helps me become a better follower when dancing with a variety of leads.

I would highly recommend this book as a supplement to a structured dance program. I don't think it would be easy to learn to dance with only the use of this book, but by combining it with the practical instruction of a qualified teacher, this book is an amazing resource.

Ballroom Dancing by Alex Moore
Please be aware that this particular offering is not the 10th Edition (the newest) of this title. This is a pre-historical edition (before my time, anyway) published in 1939. Even though the changes occurred between this edition and the later ones may not seem to be that significant, I am wondering why Amazon is offering this edition to the public who are interested in "modern" ballroom dancing (just can not resist the pun) instead of the more "modern" version of it.

I am giving it a three star for the obvious old feel of it.