Spectacle, Fashion and the Dancing Experience in Britain, 1960-1990

by Jon Stratton

Book Overview

This book explores dancing from the 1960s to the 1980s; though this period covers only twenty years, the changes during it were seismic. Nevertheless continuities can be found, and those are what this book examines. In dancing, it answers how we moved from the self-control that formed the basis for ballroom dancing, to ecstatic rave dancing. In terms of music, it answers how we moved from the beat groups to electronic dance music. In terms of youth,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3031090144
• ISBN13: 9783031090141
• Release Date: November 2023
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 273 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"