Learning the Essential Sequence Dances | Whitworth

Learning the Essential Sequence Dances by Thomas Alan Whitworth is a practical technical guide for learning and understanding sequence dancing.

The book introduces the principles of reading dance scripts, including commonly used abbreviations and technical dance terminology. It contains complete scripts for more than 30 sequence dances, accompanied by performance notes to help dancers understand how the dances should be performed. Additional dances are also presented in abbreviated script form.

With illustrations by Les Barton, this 232-page reference is useful for sequence dancers who want to improve their script-reading skills, expand their dance repertoire, and develop a better understanding of sequence dance technique.

Contents

• Introduction to Reading Dance Scripts
• Basic Principles of Dance Script Reading
• Common Abbreviations
• Technical Dance Terminology
• More Than 30 Complete Sequence Dance Scripts
• Performance Notes for the Featured Dances
• Additional Sequence Dances in Abbreviated Script Form
• A Light-Hearted Look at Sequence Dancing

Who Is This Book For?

• Sequence dance students
• Social and recreational dancers
• Dance teachers and instructors
• Dancers learning to read sequence dance scripts
• Anyone interested in sequence dancing and dance notation