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From the international star of Riverdance, Lord of the Dance and, now, Celtic Tiger, comes a no-holds-barred autobiography that reveals the person, the passion and the drama behind Michael Flatley’s astonishing career. Michael describes growing up as the son of Irish immigrants in a tough Chicago neighbourhood and the many years he struggled to make real his dream of becoming a professional Irish dancer. He was in his mid-thirties when he was asked to create Riverdance for the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest, bursting onto our television screens with a dazzling dance sequence. Just as his dreams were being realised, Michael was shattered when he and Riverdance parted company. Now Michael explains whas really happened backstage and describes how he went on to create the enormously successful Lord of the Dance.

Michael also deals openly with the controversies that have surrounded his success, such as the 2003 rape charge, his turbulent love life and the illness and injuries that have threatened his career. Filled with commentary from family, friends and colleagues and brimming with Michael’s Irish charm and good humour, this book is the very personal story of a man who has lived life to the fullest according to his own credo: nothing is impossible.

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“Bachata!” is the little brother to “Salsa!” and “Rueda!” in the ‘Little Book of Dancing’ series…

It is a brief introduction to the many styles of dancing Bachata, especially the newer Bachata Rueda, which is rapidly gaining in popularity around the world

Reviews of the previous books Salsa! and Rueda! have been excellent!

“Wonderful funny written book. Each page gives you new experience, a hint and a big smile. The most I loved about the book was the humor it was written with, practical advice about salsa and dancing etiquette. Beautiful and easy reading.”

“Fun, easy to read book for salsa lovers and those interested in learning how to dance. I enjoyed the book very much! The author talks about different aspects of dancing, gives lots of good advice to both men and women and eliminates doubts beginners might have. His little anecdotes give the book a personal touch. If you are not a dancer yet, the book will make you want to take up salsa`ing! Great read!”

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Do you love tap dancing? Celebrate your passion for percussion with a cute lined journal.

It’s the perfect place to write down notes, appointments, and any other thoughts you don’t want to forget.

Use it as a diary, logbook, or composition book. And a reminder of how much tap dancing rhythm means to you.

Journal Details:

• 6” x 9” size
• durable matte paperback cover
• 120 pages
• blank lined cream paper

Small enough to fit into your bag, backpack or purse. Big enough to put a smile on your face.

Makes a great gift for tap dancers, dance teachers and students, jazz musicians and choreographers.

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Dance was one of mythologist Joseph Campbell’s wide-ranging passions. His wife, Jean Erdman, was a leading figure in modern dance who worked with Martha Graham and had Merce Cunningham in her first company. When Campbell retired from teaching in 1972, he and Erdman formed the Theater of the Open Eye, where for nearly fifteen years they presented a wide array of dance and theater productions, lectures, and performance pieces.

The Ecstasy of Being brings together seven of Campbell’s previously uncollected articles on dance, along with “Mythology and Form in the Performing and Visual Arts,” the treatise that he was working on when he died, published here for the first time.

In this new collection Campbell explores the rise of modern art and dance in the twentieth century; delves into the work and philosophy of Isadora Duncan, Martha Graham, and others; and, as always, probes the idea of art as “the funnel through which spirit is poured into life.” This book offers the reader an accessible, yet profound and provocative, insight into Campbell’s lifelong fascination with the relationship of myth to aesthetic form and human psychology.

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The Ultimate Dance Business Planner is not just any planner it is a planner for dance business owners who like to keep focused, make goals, evaluate their business and feel purposeful and motivated to build their schools.

The dance planner is created by dance business expert and multi-passionate dancepreneur Deborah Laws. Deborah is on a mission to help dance school owners see themselves as business owners/ founders and company directors and not just dance teachers.

Through Deborah’s cleverly designed planner, not only will you have a new desk organiser to keep everything in one place, but you will be prompted to create strategies to grow your school, be mindful of keeping on track with your goals and stay focussed with guided to-do lists. This planner is fully dated and runs from August 2023 – July 2024.

It’s like having your very own business mentor by your desk!

Day-per-page diary, including goals and to-do lists
Create monthly strategies to work savvy and balanced in your business using Deborah’s special S.T.A.R.S system

Map out your yearly events and campaigns for retention and attraction
Evaluate specific dance business-related criteria each month and track growthBe inspired by weekly motivational quotes

Not only do you get all of the above but you now get Deborah’s exclusive monthly mini pieces of training and tips on growing and managing your school via the QR codes at the start of each month. Your book is now packed full of fabulous content that makes it so much more than just a business planner. Enjoy!

This year could be your most organised, successful and profitable year yet with your Ultimate Dance Business Planner by your side!

This 394 page Planner is 8″ x 10″, paperback and full colour throughout

Printed on bold white paper and with a book industry-perfect binding and a beautiful matt cover, the crisp white paper has a quality that minimises ink bleed-through.

This book is suitable for pen or pencil.

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