If Your Hair Falls Out, Keep Dancing

If Your Hair Falls Out, Keep Dancing
Author: Leslie Ann Butler
Publisher: Nightengale Press
Total Pages: 116
Release: 2008-08
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1933449586

"This "how-to" book provides a much needed text on dealing with emotional and cosmetic aspects of hair loss, whether from alopecia areata or chemotherapy. It details where to find and how to use products for compensating with this loss. It is written in the same bold and bright style that characterizes LeslieAnn's illustrations." -Janet Roberts, M.D., Portland OR "This book is helpful, hopeful, funny and fabulous. It's full of practical advice about wigs, intimate encounters, the inappropriate questions from strangers, and other issues you face when every day is a bad hair day. Women with alopecia, LeslieAnn Butler is your new best friend " -Margie Boul , Columnist, The Oregonian ..".an essential read, whether you've lost hair, or care about someone who has. Leave it to LeslieAnn to bring humor and glamour to a difficult topic. She is a living testament that the lack of flowing locks is no reason not to live your most glamorous and joyful life. Be inspired and uplifted by this remarkable woman's personal journey." -Nita Lina Howard, Author of A Woman's Journey is Her Legacy

Everyday Use

Everyday Use
Author: Alice Walker
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Total Pages: 240
Release: 1994
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780813520766

Presents the text of Alice Walker's story "Everyday Use"; contains background essays that provide insight into the story; and features a selection of critical response. Includes a chronology and an interview with the author.

Soul Shadows: Tales of Darkness, Vol. II

Soul Shadows: Tales of Darkness, Vol. II
Author: LaVern Spencer McCarthy
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2019-11-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1794702989

The stories in Volume II of Soul Shadows alternate with dark and strange poems-the perfect accompaniment to creepy, crawly, surprising, strange, sometimes amusing tales. It is not for the squeamish or faint hearted. Odd creatures, graves, aliens, weird people, and other oddities from the mind and imagination of LaVern Spencer McCarthy.

Dancing on My Ashes

Dancing on My Ashes
Author: Heather Gilion
Publisher: Tate Publishing
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2010-05
Genre: Bereavement
ISBN: 1607998718

Holly and Heather share their story and help to walk the reader through the painful yet necessary healing process for when life deals us its harshest blows. Dancing on my ashes soothes and empathizes with the broken heart, while sharing the truth of scripture, and the hope that comes from the heart of God.

Burlesque Dancer 101

Burlesque Dancer 101
Author: HowExpert
Publisher: HowExpert
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2018-06-24
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1647587239

• Learn how to become a professional burlesque dancer, with clear detailed steps illustrated by real-life examples of famous performers from the 20th century and current stars, and beneficiate from a former performer’s insight • Discover the legends of the art form and its origins, find out what kind of performer you want to become, enter a world of glamour and glitter you never suspected existed • Practice the basics of burlesque dancing with step-by-step explanations of moves, poses, walks, and a detailed analysis of famous classic burlesque routines like the fan dance • Read tutorials on how to create or customize your own costumes and props, learn how to style your hair like a burlesque starlet, try out professional make-up tips to look your best onstage • Develop your first burlesque routine with clear advice and examples on themes and songs, find out how the pros rehearse backstage to dazzle onstage • Get useful advice to interact with your audience and make the most of your first time performing a burlesque routine at an event, looking every inch the professional • Find out tips on getting your first burlesque bookings and the fees you might expect, and learn how you can develop your career and start working as a professional burlesque dancer full-time About the Expert Emilie Declaron is a content writer and literary translator with over ten years of experience. She speaks five languages including English, French and Bulgarian, and currently works all over the world. Emilie performed as a burlesque dancer in her twenties, mostly in the UK where she lived but also in continental Europe. She ran her own burlesque show from 2012 to 2015, the Lady Loco events in the North East of England, and also organized one-off variety events in various venues. She still is an avid supporter of the scene and follows closely any recent development in the burlesque world. HowExpert publishes quick 'how to' guides on all topics from A to Z by everyday experts.

Twist Me Pretty Braids

Twist Me Pretty Braids
Author: Abby Smith
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 380
Release: 2017-11-06
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1612437532

BEAUTIFUL BRAIDS FOR ANY OCCASION Your hair is your best accessory. Learn how to dress it up with these creative, exciting styles! • Looped Accent Braid • Pull-Through Ponytail • Corset Braid • Four-Strand Braid • Mixed Crown Braid • Uneven Center Braid • And more!

Dance with the Universe

Dance with the Universe
Author: Hina Solanki
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 112
Release: 2019-03-12
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1789016428

How do we apply spirituality to our lives? What does the energy of the universe have to do with us? This is something that a lot of people find simply mind-boggling. There is information everywhere on mindfulness or being positive, but how on earth do you apply these things to real life and keep positive when you are going through the dark or sad periods of your life that we all go through? How you cope with it and how you go forward will shape your future. In an insightful and personal guide, Hina Solanki explains how she applied positivity to her life to help her survive some of the toughest times she’s experienced after Alopecia and unhealthy relationships severely damaged her confidence. Hina hopes to help as many people as possible by sharing private secrets, real life stories and some of the positive techniques she has developed and continues to apply to her life. By doing this, the book aims to help the reader make positive changes by ‘going with the flow’ and working with the energy of the universe. Dance with the Universe is about how to manage the bad times or mistakes from your past and how to orchestrate the most wonderful good times ahead. There is no perfect life. The beautiful thing about life is that we are all still forever learning until the day we die. Readers who are looking for a positive way to break free of their mental shackles will delight in this uplifting book from an author who has walked in darkness and returned to the light.

The Oxford Handbook of Improvisation in Dance

The Oxford Handbook of Improvisation in Dance
Author: Vida L. Midgelow
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 833
Release: 2019-02-21
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0199397007

From the dance floor of a tango club to group therapy classes, from ballet to community theatre, improvised dance is everywhere. For some dance artists, improvisation is one of many approaches within the choreographic process. For others, it is a performance form in its own right. And while it has long been practiced, it is only within the last twenty years that dance improvisation has become a topic of critical inquiry. With The Oxford Handbook of Improvisation in Dance, dancer, teacher, and editor Vida L. Midgelow provides a cutting-edge volume on dance improvisation in all its facets. Expanding beyond conventional dance frameworks, this handbook looks at the ways that dance improvisation practices reflect our ability to adapt, communicate, and respond to our environment. Throughout the handbook, case studies from a variety of disciplines showcase the role of individual agency and collective relationships in improvisation, not just to dancers but to people of all backgrounds and abilities. In doing so, chapters celebrate all forms of improvisation, and unravel the ways that this kind of movement informs understandings of history, socio-cultural conditions, lived experience, cognition, and technologies.

Contemporary Choreography

Contemporary Choreography
Author: Jo Butterworth
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 555
Release: 2017-12-06
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1317191579

Fully revised and updated, this second edition of Contemporary Choreography presents a range of articles covering choreographic enquiry, investigation into the creative process, and innovative challenges to traditional understandings of dance making. Contributions from a global range of practitioners and researchers address a spectrum of concerns in the field, organized into seven broad domains: Conceptual and philosophical concerns Processes of making Dance dramaturgy: structures, relationships, contexts Choreographic environments Cultural and intercultural contexts Challenging aesthetics Choreographic relationships with technology. Including 23 new chapters and 10 updated ones, Contemporary Choreography captures the essence and progress of choreography in the twenty-first century, supporting and encouraging rigorous thinking and research for future generations of dance practitioners and scholars.