Steve Bradshaw

Belinda Quirey

Ronald Smedley

This book sets out to trace the development of our social dancing from its origins in the ancient ring dances of antiquity to the teenager's beat dancing of today. From the invention of the couple dance by Troubadors of Provence, through the domination of the Italian, the English and the French courts to the French Revolution and then on to the most shocking dance ever known to Western man, the Waltz. Eighty years later, and the syncopated beat of ragtime leads us to the age of the Foxtrot and the Quickstep - until Bill Haley starts to play and Elvis moves his pelvis. This is not a look at how to dance but what people danced, and why.

The Story of Popular Dancing

May I Have the Pleasure?

This book sets out to trace the development of our social dancing from its origins in the ancient ring dances of antiquity to the teenager's beat dancing of today. From the invention of the couple dance by the Troubadors of Provence, through the domination of the Italian, the English and the French courts to the French Revolution and then on to the most shocking dance ever known to Western man, the Waltz. Eighty years later, and the syncopated beat of ragtime leads us to the age of the Foxtrot and the Quickstep - until Bill Haley starts to play and Elvis moves his pelvis . . . This is not a look at how to dance but what people danced, and why. Belinda Quirey was an Honorary Member of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and a Founder Fellow (and past Chairman) of the Historical Branch of the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing. She taught dance history at the Royal Academy of Dancing, the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, the London College of Dance and Drama, the London Contemporary Dance School, the London Theatre School, and the British and European Studies Group. She choreographed for most of our main theatrical companies, and was for many years the choreographer of the English Bach Festival Trust in its revivals of Baroque operas. Steve Bradshaw, after studying English at Queens College, Cambridge, joined BBC Radio London during its early days, producing and presenting 'Breakthrough' a rock magazine programme for young people. He is now a freelance film-maker, writer, journalist and broadcaster. Ronald Smedley was Producer of the BBC television series 'May I Have The Pleasure?', and is a member of the English Folk Dance and Song Society and visiting teacher in traditional dance at the Royal Ballet School.

A.J. Scudiere

Victoria Raschke

Get ready to stay up all night with three full novels of suspense, intrigue, and action… UNDER DARK SKIES X-Files meets Bones in this 7 book series with more to come! In NightShade nothing is as it seems . . . Strange clues. Strange cases. Stranger investigators. BLUFF CITY BUTCHER A series of seemingly solved murders rips a city apart when the “Butcher” comes back to town. Not only wasn’t he dead, he was hiding a decades old secret… WHO BY WATER Jo Wiley thought she had her life figured out and had made peace with her past when she moved around the world to Slovenia. Only there are more ghosts in Slovenia than in the life she left behind… Buckle up and hang on tight to over 1000 pages of nail-biting, edge-of-your-seat thrill rides.

Under Dark Skies, Bluff City Butcher, Who By Water

On the Knife's Edge - Three Novels to Keep You on the Edge of Your Seat

The President of the United States is awakened in the middle of the night by the two words he prayed he would never hear-TERMINAL BREACH. An unknown invader-code name GRAY WOLF- commandeers a U.S. nuclear missile silo in North Dakota and threatens to launch a Minuteman III ICBM into the world. The PRESIDENT'S only certain containment option is the obliteration of the U.S. Midwest nuclear arsenal. But that comes at a horrific cost--several millions of civilian lives lost. Across the country, the world-renowned forensic sleuth on hiatus, Dr. Elliot Sumner, is pulled into the international crisis moments after he spots a serial killer in the streets of Key West. A monster he thought he put away for life. Somehow this killer is entangled in the assault on the country. Within hours of the breach, the POTUS connects with Elliott Sumner. He asks the gifted forensic pathologist to examine bizarre evidence that may help to profile the invading entity. The mutilated corpses found around the world are processed, frozen solid, and hidden (dispersed) in a peculiar manner. Maybe the macabre blood trail can identify GRAY WOLF and give the President more options. Setting aside his life-threatening condition, Elliott Sumner travels to North Dakota to do what only he can do. Can the gifted forensic mind solve the grisly international puzzle before time runs out for the President? Will the launch of a rogue Minuteman III nuclear missile into the world be averted? Or is a nuclear Armageddon the only possible outcome for an unimaginable TERMINAL BREACH?

Terminal Breach

THE BELL TRILOGY... transports you into a fascinating world where one man’s dream turns into a horrific global nightmare, and a plausible genetic solution for life extension turns into an epic battle between good and evil. Book 1 BLUFF CITY BUTCHER The Bluff City Butcher was once just an urban legend. Now a real monster has stepped from the fog of a century-old mystery and thrown a midsouth community into unbridled terror. When world-renowned forensic sleuth Dr. Elliot Sumner gets the call from the BCB, he knows he’s not dealing with any serial killer. Not only is the BCB a genius psychopath, he is the biogenic recipient of a legendary mutation some will kill for. Dr. Sumner's battle with his own inner demons could get in the way of him stopping a real monster. Will ending the reign of terror of the BCB solve the evil century-old mystery uncovered? Or will it lead to the loss of the single greatest evolutionary leap for mankind--immortality?

BLUFF CITY BUTCHER

Forensic pathologist Elliott Sumner learns the connection between himself and a prolific serial killer holds a secret to life. One that people will kill for. The BLUFF CITY BUTCHER steps from the fog ofMemphis urban legend to throw a Midsouth community into unbridled terror that captivates the country and introduces unimaginable consequences for the world. A billionaire family patriarch, a premier biotechnology entrepreneur, and a world renowned forensic pathologist discover they are inextricably linked to a real monster. Their lives of great privilege and rare gifts are defined by weaknesses of the heart until paths converge and each finds what has been missing.

Bluff City Butcher

THE BELL TRILOGY... transports you into a fascinating world where one man’s dream turns into a horrific nightmare, and a plausible, genetic solution for life extension becomes an epic battle between good and evil. Book 3 BLOOD LIONS The world-renowned forensic sleuth Dr. Elliott Sumner thought his worst nightmare had ended the night he found the heads of sinister board members on stakes on Mud Island, and the body of the unstoppable serial killer. But then he Elliott discovers some board members had escaped. They were seen in Cape Town, where they plan to resurrect their sinister scheme to take control of the greatest genetic leap for mankind. Elliott is forced to partner with a real monster and assemble an unlikely team to tackle an impossible mission. Can the BLOOD LIONS survive a secret war and secure the immortality gene? Can Elliott Sumner overcome his inner demons and deliver life extension to the world? Or will Sumner succumb to his demons and the evil minions determined to control everything including a person's right to live or die.

BLOOD LIONS

TERMINAL BREACH The President of the United States is awakened in the middle of the night by the two words he prayed he would never hear—terminal breach. An unknown invader—code name GRAY WOLF— commandeers a nuclear missile silo in North Dakota and threatens to launch a Minuteman III ICBM. The President’s only containment option is to obliterate the Midwest nuclear arsenal at a cost of millions of civilian lives. Across the country in Key West, the world-renowned forensic sleuth Dr. Elliot Sumner is pulled into the international crisis moments after he spots a serial killer he had put away for life. Elliott gets a call from the POTUS. He asks Elliott for help; examine a series of bizarre, mutilated corpses found frozen solid in the wilderness. The macabre blood trail may be the only way to identify GRAY WOLF and give the President more options. Setting aside his life-threatening medical condition, Elliott goes to North Dakota. THE CLOCK IS TICKING. Can the most gifted forensic pathologist do what no other man can do? Can Elliott solve the grisly international puzzle before time runs out for the President and the country? Will the launch of a rogue U.S. nuclear missile into the world be averted, or is a nuclear Armageddon the only possible outcome for this unimaginable terminal breach?

TERMINAL BREACH

(NEW 2nd Edition - Authorized by the Author) The Bluff City Butcher was once just an urban legend. Now a real monster has stepped out of the fog of a century-old mystery and thrown a midsouth community into unbridled terror. When world renowned forensic pathologist Dr. Elliott Sumner gets the call from the Butcher, he knows he's not dealing with just any serial killer. Not only is the BCB a genius and psychopath, he is the genetic recipient of a legendary mutation some would kill for. Elliott's battle with his own inner demons could get in the way of stopping the very real monster. But will ending the reign of terror of the Bluff City Butcher solve the century-old mystery? Or will it put an end to the single greatest evolutionary leap for mankind?

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