Download or read book Dancing at the Dawn of Agriculture written by Yosef Garfinkel and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2003-06-01 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the nomadic hunters and gatherers of the ancient Near East turned to agriculture for their livelihood and settled into villages, religious ceremonies involving dancing became their primary means for bonding individuals into communities and households into villages. So important was dance that scenes of dancing are among the oldest and most persistent themes in Near Eastern prehistoric art, and these depictions of dance accompanied the spread of agriculture into surrounding regions of Europe and Africa. In this pathfinding book, Yosef Garfinkel analyzes depictions of dancing found on archaeological objects from the Near East, southeastern Europe, and Egypt to offer the first comprehensive look at the role of dance in these Neolithic (7000–4000 BC) societies. In the first part of the book, Garfinkel examines the structure of dance, its functional roles in the community (with comparisons to dance in modern pre-state societies), and its cognitive, or symbolic, aspects. This analysis leads him to assert that scenes of dancing depict real community rituals linked to the agricultural cycle and that dance was essential for maintaining these calendrical rituals and passing them on to succeeding generations. In the concluding section of the book, Garfinkel presents and discusses the extensive archaeological data—some 400 depictions of dance—on which his study is based.
Download or read book Dance Appreciation written by Dawn Davis Loring and published by Human Kinetics Publishers. This book was released on 2021-01-28 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Undergrad text for general-education courses helps students fulfill fine arts credits. This text will help students form a connection to and appreciation for dance as both an art form and a lifetime physical activity, no matter their primary course of study or eventual career path"--
Download or read book Dancing Till Dawn written by Julie Malnig and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 1995-05 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Malnig examines exhibition ballroom dance as both a theatrical genre and a cultural and social phenomenon, promoting new cultural standards, including the emancipation of women and a new casualness and spontaneity between the sexes. A lively and thorough account of a dance form that has found renewed popularity in recent years.
Download or read book Dance Until Dawn written by Berni Stevens and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you believe in love after life?
Download or read book The Prairie Chicken Dance Tour written by Dawn Dumont and published by . This book was released on 2021-09-27 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The hilarious story of an unlikely group of Indigenous dancers who find themselves thrown together on a performance tour of Europe The Tour is all prepared. The Prairie Chicken dance troupe is all set for a fifteen-day trek through Europe, performing at festivals and cultural events. But then the performers all come down with the flu. And John Greyeyes, a retired cowboy who hasn't danced in fifteen years, finds himself abruptly thrust into the position of leading a hastily-assembled group of replacement dancers. A group of expert dancers they are not. There's a middle-aged woman with advanced arthritis, her nineteen-year-old niece who is far more interested in flirtations than pow-wow, and an enigmatic man from the U.S. -- all being chased by Nadine, the organizer of the original tour who is determined to be a part of the action, and the handsome man she picked up in a gas-station bathroom. They're all looking to John, who has never left the continent, to guide them through a world that he knows nothing about. As the gang makes its way from one stop to another, absolutely nothing goes as planned and the tour becomes a string of madcap adventures. The Prairie Chicken Dance Tour is loosely based -- like, hospital-gown loose -- on the true story of a group of Indigenous dancers who left Saskatchewan and toured through Europe in the 1970s. Dawn Dumont brings her signature razor-sharp wit and impeccable comedic timing to this hilarious, warm, and wildly entertaining novel.
Download or read book Dance Before Dawn written by Rainn Villalpando and published by . This book was released on 2018-10-26 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dance Before Dawn collection grips readers with 15 captivating chapters (fiction & non-fiction) that boldly present some of life's toughest, universal conflicts alongside the joys of love, family, and human connection. The people you pass on the street or ride with on the train--each of these vignettes investigates the lives and energies of everyday people. Villalpando breathes life into their stories by weaving powerful narratives, capturing what it's like to be alive while sparing none of the messy details. Readers will witness a sincere depiction of life's darkest and happiest moments, written with compelling emotion and a stark brevity that keep you thinking long after turning the last page.
Download or read book Dance Annie written by Dawn Friedman and published by Children's Press(CT). This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annie performs a variety of dances in her recital as she blows in the wind, twirls, taps her toes, and strikes a pose.
Download or read book Freeze Dance written by Dawn L. Martin and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2011-08 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the sun goes down, the Saguaro cacti secretly begin to dance. Hip-Hop Harry, Boppin' Betty, and Tappin' Tooty come to life as they dance in the middle of the night. When the sun comes up, they have to freeze so people won't see them. And sometimes, when they stop dancing, their arms end up in the wrong place. Written and illustrated by Dawn Martin using watercolor, the characters were derived from real people close to the family. The song in the book was derived from her grandmother's cheerleading song (1906 Lone Star School, Kansas). Stay tuned for The Policeman and The Pie, which combines true stories from the author's father and father-in-law.
Download or read book Dawn written by Sevgi Soysal and published by Archipelago. This book was released on 2022-11-15 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A searing autobiographical novel about a single night in prison suggests how broken spirits can be mended, and dreams rebuilt through imagination and human kindness “Like Pamuk’s Snow, Dawn is the Turkish tragedy writ small. In contrast to Snow, it places gender at its heart.” --Maureen Freely In Dawn, translated into English for the first time, legendary Turkish feminist Sevgi Soysal brings together dark humor, witty observations, and trenchant criticism of social injustice, militarism, and gender inequality. As night falls in Adana, köftes and cups of cloudy raki are passed to the dinner guests in the home of Ali – a former laborer who gives tight bear hugs, speaks with a southeastern lilt, and radiates the spirit of a child. Among the guests are a journalist named Oya, who has recently been released from prison and is living in exile on charges of leftist sympathizing, and her new acquaintance, Mustafa. A swift kick knocks down the front door and bumbling policemen converge on the guests, carting them off to holding cells, where they’ll be interrogated and tortured throughout the night. Fear spools into the anxious, claustrophobic thoughts of a return to prison, just after tasting freedom. Bristling snatches of Oya’s time in prison rush back – the wild curses and wilder laughter of inmates, their vicious quarrels and rapturous belly-dancing, or the quiet boon of a cup of tea. Her former inmates created fury and joy out of nothing. Their brimming resilience wills Oya to fight through the night and is fused with every word of this blazing, lucid novel.
Download or read book Dancing Naked at the Edge of Dawn written by Kris Radish and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2004-12-28 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the bestselling author of The Elegant Gathering of White Snows comes a poignant, outrageous, refreshingly liberating story about one woman whose life takes an unexpected turn.... Meg Fratano has just witnessed the unthinkable: her husband of twenty—seven years making love to another woman. In her bed. And all Meg wanted to do was watch. Quietly, secretly, watch. Then she realized her life would never be the same. Meg isn’t sure what she wants, but she knows it’s not what she had. After almost three decades of marriage and two children, she has finally awakened to how unhappy she is. Now, with the help of friends old and new, and even her teenage daughter—a former brat who has blossomed into a startlingly wise young woman—Meg just might break through the chains of everyone’s expectations for her and find the strength to take the first step on her own path. To strip away a lifetime of inhibitions. To dance naked at the edge of dawn...
Download or read book Dawn Light written by Diane Ackerman and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2010-08-24 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an eye-opening sequence of personal meditations through the cycle of seasons, Ackerman awakens readers to the world at dawn--drawing on sources as diverse as meteorology, world religion, etymology, art history, poetry, organic farming, and beekeeping.
Download or read book Last Dance written by Lurlene McDaniel and published by Millbrook Press. This book was released on 2017-01-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting to engage reluctant readers! Rachel Deering has her eyes on her toes: she wants to become a world-class ballerina. As a 14-year-old, she is already one of the best dancers in the country. Just as she prepares for an audition for an opening with a prestigious dance troupe, Rachel starts having some very disturbing symptoms. After collapsing at school, she has many tests and her doctor tells her the news: She has diabetes. Now her world consists of blood tests, insulin shots, a controlled diet, and constant fear that she will have a reaction and end up unable to dance—or worse.
Download or read book Vampire Kisses 5 The Coffin Club written by Ellen Schreiber and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-06 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's tough for love-struck Raven to imagine what's keeping her nocturnal boyfriend from returning to Dullsville. So there's only one thing to do—find Alexander. Along the way, Raven can't resist the spot where she feels most at home, the Coffin Club. But when she stumbles upon a secret door in the club, she descends into a dim catacomb—to a hidden hangout where the house drink happens to be type A or B. Drawn to one of its shadowy members, Raven suspects she's in over her head. But exploring the covert club is too tempting, even after coming face-to-face with Alexander's trouble-stirring enemy. Can Raven delve further into the Underworld unbeknownst to Alexander—and also solve the mystery of her true love's own secrecy? Ellen Schreiber's sizzling Vampire Kisses series continues with its darkest installment yet.
Download or read book The Dance of Dawn and Dusk written by Brady Wilkinson and published by . This book was released on 2021-06 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The once mighty empire of Weiquan lies shattered by years of strife following the Red Rebellion. Now aristocrat and commoner alike struggle to stay alive as they find themselves caught in the machinations of ruling forces striving for supremacy in the great game of power. Ai, a girl barely old enough to be called a woman, must meet her destiny once a profound truth is revealed to her. Li'qua Zhang, the young prince celebrated as a great warrior, is but a fly in the web of intrigue that is life at court. The deposed dowager empress, Roulan Xu, mourns the loss of her children; now all she has left to live for is vengeance against her captors. The brilliant, bold, and beautiful Bei Bei: Daughter of the Dragon, heir to the kingdom of Leng, has come to work her father's will upon all who may oppose him. A wandering priest from the backwoods finds the splendorous imperial capitol has become a ruined society fallen to corruption and despair. Tien Chang is a loyal soldier who seeks to prove himself worthy but must also confront the dark truths that lie at the heart of his king's war. Tis all petty drama before the stars. The dance of dawn and dusk is eternal. (This version is only going live so I can have ARC reviewers post reviews to the site. Please refrain from purchasing until the actual release date: Nov. 5 2021. Thanks Amazon. If you do purchase the book during the "pre-release" period then a review would be immensely appreciated. Count yourself as an ARC reviewer)
Download or read book Greet the Dawn written by and published by South Dakota State Historical Society. This book was released on 2012 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pickup trucks and eagles, yellow school buses and painted horses, Mother Earth and Sister Meadowlark all join together to greet the dawn. They marvel at the colors and sounds, smells and memories that come with the opening of the day. Animals and humans alike turn their faces upwards and gaze as the sun makes its daily journey from horizon to horizon. Dawn is a time to celebrate with a smiling heart, to start a new day in the right way, excited for what might come. Birds sing and dance, children rush to learn, dewdrops glisten from leaves, and gradually the sun warms us. Each time the sun starts a new circle, we can start again as well. All these things are part of the Lakota way, a means of living in balance. S. D. Nelson offers young readers a joyous way of appreciating their culture and surroundings. He draws inspiration from traditional stories to create Greet the Dawn. His artwork fuses elements of modern with traditional. Above all, he urges each of us to seize the opportunity that comes with the dawn of each new day.
Download or read book To Dance Until Dawn written by Emma V Leech and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-11 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Girls who dare - Inside every wallflower is the beating heart of a lioness, a passionate individual willing to risk all for their dream, if only they can find the courage to begin. When these overlooked girls make a pact to change their lives, anything can happen. Eleven girls - Eleven dares in a hat. Twelve stories of passion. Who will dare to risk it all?The last book in the Girls Who Dare series, but who is left to take a dare?Find out in this final, delicious adventure.More information coming soon...
Download or read book A Dance with the Fae Prince written by Elise Kova and published by Orion. This book was released on 2023-10-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by the tales of Cinderella, as well as Psyche and Eros, A Dance with the Fae Prince is perfect for fans of A Court of Silver Flames and An Enchantment of Ravens, featuring a a slow-burn romance and sizzling steaminess.[Bokinfo].
