{"product_id":"and-then-we-danced-a-voyage-into-the-groove-9781501122262","title":"And Then We Danced: A Voyage Into the Groove","description":"\u003cb\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, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Henry Alford wrote about his experience with a Zumba class for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTackling 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.\u003ci\u003e And Then We Danced\u003c\/i\u003e \"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\" (\u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlford, Henry:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Henry Alford has written for \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003efor two decades. His books include \u003ci\u003eAnd Then We Danced\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e How to Live\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBig Kiss\u003c\/i\u003e, which won a Thurber Prize for American humor.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50339371450642,"sku":"9781501122262","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_34ec4a0e-2b56-43bf-adc5-bd835802674e.jpg?v=1728002881","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/and-then-we-danced-a-voyage-into-the-groove-9781501122262","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}