Astaire by Numbers: Time & the Straight White Male Dancer
- Author: Decker, Todd
Astaire by Numbers provides an in-depth look into the fastidious creative processes of Fred Astaire and how the dancer's work and persona shaped the concept of the male dancer during his time...... — More…
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Contents
- Introduction
- One: Numbers
- Two: Shots
- Three: Days, Hours, Minutes
- Midpoint: I just / Won't / [don't?] Dance
- Four: Frames, Sets, Cuts
- Five: Partners
- Six: Noisy Masculinity
- Conclusion
- Appendix One: Astaire films corpus
- Appendix Two: Astaire dancing corpus by number
- Appendix Three: Astaire dancing corpus by shot
- Acknowledgements
- Notes