{"product_id":"the-charleston-ballet-language-of-dance-series-no-9-9781906830861","title":"The Charleston Ballet: Language of Dance Series, No. 9","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Ann Hutchinson Guest\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: David Leonard\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: David Leonard\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Dance - Choreography \u0026amp; Dance Notation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Labanotation score.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn capturing the spirit of the 'Roaring Twenties' Jerome Robbins' Charleston Ballet is a\u003cbr\u003e gem. It came to life in the 1945 Broadway show Billion Dollar Baby, providing a highlight\u003cbr\u003e despite being only seven minutes long. Robbins depicted the various characters of the\u003cbr\u003e time, the gangsters, bootleggers, a policeman (who was always looking the other way)\u003cbr\u003e and various other characters who entered - and also exited - the Speakeasy. For each of\u003cbr\u003e these people Robbins selected appropriate Charleston steps of the period to illustrate their\u003cbr\u003e particular personality. Three young Flappers had great fun whooping it up; the Rich\u003cbr\u003e Couple exuded elegance and disdain as they swept into the Speakeasy; the doddery Old\u003cbr\u003e Couple, dancing the familiar steps with caution; the over exuberant Collegiate Couple\u003cbr\u003e wildly sharing a flask of booze; two Younger Generation, he with banjo, joyfully beating\u003cbr\u003e time to the music; two Gangsters furtively casing the joint before the Bootleggers bring\u003cbr\u003e in the boxes of likker. The poor Timid Girl (who lives alone in an attic), meets up with\u003cbr\u003e Good Time Charlie who soon drags her into the Speakeasy. Before long, wildly drunk, \u003cbr\u003e the Timid Girl comes bursting out the Speakeasy and introduces exaggerated Charleston\u003cbr\u003e steps which leads into the group finale.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46456970150039,"sku":"9781906830861","price":2765.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781906830861.webp?v=1769180035","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-charleston-ballet-language-of-dance-series-no-9-9781906830861","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}