{"product_id":"life-lets-dance","title":"Life. Let's Dance.","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__title\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003ci\u003eI wanna dance with somebody\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003eDecades of dance curated from the \u003ci\u003eLife\u003c\/i\u003e archive\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--content\"\u003eWhen publisher Henry R. Luce founded \u003ci\u003eLife\u003c\/i\u003e magazine in 1936, its aim was: “To see life; to see the world; to eyewitness great events.” \u003ci\u003eLife\u003c\/i\u003e dedicated its sixth issue to the \u003cb\u003eworld of dance\u003c\/b\u003e, recognizing its importance, not just as a source of joy, but as an expression of community and culture. From \u003cb\u003eVegas\u003c\/b\u003e to \u003cb\u003eHollywood\u003c\/b\u003e sound stages, from \u003cb\u003eParis\u003c\/b\u003e nightclubs to \u003cb\u003eWoodstock\u003c\/b\u003e, from the \u003cb\u003eWestern Provinces of China\u003c\/b\u003e to \u003cb\u003eHarlem\u003c\/b\u003e ballrooms, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLet’s Dance\u003c\/i\u003e showcases the evolution and impact of dance\u003c\/b\u003e, as captured by \u003ci\u003eLife\u003c\/i\u003e photographers, from the late 1930s to the early 1970s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeaturing over 200 mainly unseen images, scanned from original negatives and pulled from \u003ci\u003eLife’s \u003c\/i\u003evast archive\u003c\/b\u003e, each page of \u003ci\u003eLet’s Dance \u003c\/i\u003ereflects an influential era, important dance style, premiere dancer, legendary choreographer, or glamorous star—sometimes all in a single frame. Subjects jumping off the page include modern dance pioneer \u003cb\u003eMartha Graham, ballet legends Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn, Fred Astaire, Sammy Davis Jr, Elvis Presley\u003c\/b\u003e swiveling his hips on stage, and \u003cb\u003eBrigitte Bardot\u003c\/b\u003e dancing barefoot on set in Spain. \u003ci\u003eLet’s Dance\u003c\/i\u003e features not only professionals and celebrities, but regular people with a love for dance: couples swaying at a \u003cb\u003esupper club in South Carolina\u003c\/b\u003e, students in a \u003cb\u003eballet class in Suriname\u003c\/b\u003e, indigenous dancers performing in \u003cb\u003eIndia, Greece, Senegal and Mexico City\u003c\/b\u003e, groovy \u003cb\u003e1960s disco kids\u003c\/b\u003e, square dancers in \u003cb\u003eOklahoma\u003c\/b\u003e, strutting \u003cb\u003edebutantes\u003c\/b\u003e, and Princeton college students letting loose at homecoming. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlong with expertly curated archival photography, L\u003ci\u003eet’s Dance\u003c\/i\u003e features original \u003ci\u003eLife\u003c\/i\u003e covers and tear sheets, as well as an introductory essay and illuminating captions from \u003cb\u003edance critic Lyndsey Winship\u003c\/b\u003e, providing vivid historical context. \u003ci\u003eLet’s Dance\u003c\/i\u003e is not just a history of this captivating performing art, but an evocation of the bliss and catharsis of dance: urging readers to get up and (in the words of Whitney Houston) \"feel the heat with somebody.\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--biographies\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--title\"\u003eThe author\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLyndsey Winship\u003c\/strong\u003e is dance critic for the \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e. She was previously dance editor at \u003cem\u003eTime Out London\u003c\/em\u003e and has also written for the \u003cem\u003eIndependent, the Times, the Daily Telegraph, Evening Standard\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDance\u003c\/em\u003e magazine. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eBeing a Dancer\u003c\/em\u003e, published by Nick Hern Books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--title\"\u003eThe editor\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReuel Golden\u003c\/strong\u003e is the former editor of the \u003cem\u003eBritish Journal of Photography \u003c\/em\u003eand the photography editor at TASCHEN. His TASCHEN titles include \u003cem\u003eMick Rock: The Rise of \u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/david-bowie\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/david-bowie\/\"\u003eDavid Bowie\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, both London and New York\u003cem\u003e Portrait of a City \u003c\/em\u003ebooks, \u003cem\u003eThe \u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/the-rolling-stones\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/the-rolling-stones\/\"\u003eRolling Stones\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cem\u003e Her Majesty\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/national-geographic\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/national-geographic\/\"\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eeditions, the \u003cem\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/david-bailey\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/david-bailey\/\"\u003eDavid Bailey\u003c\/a\u003e SUMO\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003e\u003ca class=\"keyword-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taschen.com\/en\/collection\/andy-warhol\/\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"\/en\/collection\/andy-warhol\/\"\u003eAndy Warhol\u003c\/a\u003e. 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