Designed for dancing : how midcentury records taught America to dance / Janet Borgerson and Jonathan Schroeder.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Borgerson, Janet, author.

Schroeder, Jonathan E., 1962- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dance music--Social aspects--United States--History--20th century.

Dance music.

Dance--Social aspects--United States--History--20th century.

Dance.

Dance music--United States--20th century--History and criticism.

Popular music--United States--1951-1960--History and criticism.

Popular music.

Popular music--United States--1961-1970--History and criticism.

Sound recordings--Album covers--United States--History--20th century.

Sound recordings.

Dance music--Social aspects.

Dance--Social aspects.

Sound recordings--Album covers.

History.

United States.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

History.

Physical Description:

x, 540 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2021]

Summary:

"This book presents a visually compelling collection of vintage dance record covers from the golden age of album cover design and discusses their contribution to the story of American identity"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Invitation To The Dance

2. The Drum

3. Let's Learn To Dance

4. Time For Dancing

5. Folk Dances

6. Fashion: Dressed For Dancing

7. Calypso

8. Latin

9. Designed For Dancing

10. Let's Go Out!

11. Waltz

12. Tango

13. Rhumba

14. Dream Dancing

15. Mambo

16. Merengue

17. Cha-Cha-Cha

18. Limbo

19. Hula

20. Square Dance

21. "Set Your Polka Feet A'Dancing"

22. Belly Dance

23. Mixing It Up: Hybrid Albums

24. The Twist

25. Dance Craze: Rock And Roll, Discotheque, And Soul

26. Dancing Over A Lifetime

27. Let's Have A Dance Party!.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 507-524) and index.

ISBN:

9780262044332

0262044331

OCLC:

1202732688

Publisher Number:

99989081008