Full Description
The first comprehensive book on Bollywood dance culture, Is It All About Hips? traces Bollywood dances as they are interpreted, created, and produced in three locations: Mumbai (India), Kathmandu (Nepal), and Los Angeles (USA).
In this pioneering work, Sangita Shresthova brings alive the world of Bollywood dance through the chronicling and analyses of live performances, dance classes, film spectatorship, and personal narratives.
Watch how dances travel and meanings unravel...
Contents
Foreword Kabir Bedi
Preface
Introduction
Dancing through the Decades: A Bit of Theory and History
Bombay and the Bodies of Bollywood Dance
Under Bollywood's Big Umbrella? Bollywood Dance in Kathmandu
More Indian Than India? Bollywood Dance in Los Angeles
Conclusion
Appendices
Notes
Selected Films Cited
Glossary
Index
