{"product_id":"and-then-we-danced-a-voyage-into-the-groove-paperback","title":"And Then We Danced: A Voyage Into the Groove - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHenry Alford\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Captivating...equal parts memoir and cultural history, Henry Alford seamlessly interweaves heartwarming and hilarious anecdotes about his deep dive into all things dance\" (Misty Copeland, The New York Times Book Review). When Henry Alford wrote about his experience with a Zumba class for The New York Times, little did he realize that it was the start of something much bigger. Dance would grow and take on many roles for Henry: exercise, stress reliever, confidence builder, an excuse to travel, a source of ongoing wonder, and--when he dances with Alzheimer's patients--even a kind of community service. Tackling a wide range of forms (including ballet, hip-hop, jazz, ballroom, tap, contact improvisation, Zumba, swing), Alford's grand tour takes us through the works and careers of luminaries ranging from Bob Fosse to George Balanchine, Twyla Tharp to Arthur Murray. Rich in insight and humor, Alford mines both personal experience and fascinating cultural history to offer a witty and ultimately moving portrait of how dance can express all things human. And Then We Danced \"is in one sense a celebration of hoofer in all its wonder and variety, from abandon to refinement. But it is also history, investigation, memoir, and even, in its smart, sly way, self-help...very funny, but more, it is joyful--a dance all its own\" (Vanity Fair).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHenry Alford is a humorist and journalist who has written for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e for more than two decades. A former columnist for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and a contributing editor to \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e, he is the author of six books, including \u003ci\u003eAnd Then We Danced\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHow to Live\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Big Kiss\u003c\/i\u003e, an account of his attempts to become a working actor, which won a Thurber Prize, and \u003ci\u003eI Dream of Joni\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 18, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50326678339821,"sku":"9781501122262","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/jBROEc-ERc9781501122262.webp?v=1784867666","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-ca\/products\/and-then-we-danced-a-voyage-into-the-groove-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}