The Art of Stage Dancing: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Art of Stage Dancing, credited to Ned Wayburn, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of The Art of Stage Dancing by Ned Wayburn. Read in English by Jill Janovetz; Viglione; Ramon Escamilla; Jewel Raquel; MaryAnn; Cynthia Moyer; Pamela Krantz; ashleighjane; rookieblue; Marmalade Hanna; Suebee; PDyer; Kristin Gjerløw; Peter Makus; Anna Simon Ned Wayburn, a popular and outstanding choreographer of the early 1900's, writes about the different styles and requirements of dancing and his way of teaching it.

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Art of Stage Dancing
• Author credits: Ned Wayburn
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 55
• Listed recording duration: 12:43:01

Opening tracks: first 24 of 55

1. 00 - Greetings and An Apology — 4:09
2. 01 - Chapter 1: A Bit of Ancient History — 6:36
3. 02 - Chapter 2: Modern Stage Dancing — 7:06
4. 03 - Chapter 3: Ned Wayburn—An Inspiration — 27:56
5. 04 - Chapter 4: The Ned Wayburn Method of Training — 20:15
6. 05 - Chapter 5: Ned Wayburn Stage Dances — 9:38
7. 06 - Chapter 6: Ned Wayburn's Foundation Technique — 13:44
8. 07 - Chapter 7: Mr. Wayburn Addresses the Beginners' Class in Foundation Technique — 15:38
9. 08 - Chapter 8: Ned Wayburn's Musical Comedy Dancing — 20:51
10. 09 - Chapter 9: Mr. Wayburn Addresses a Class in Musical Comedy Dancing — 11:51
11. 10 - Chapter 10: Ned Wayburn's Tap and Step Dancing (Clogging) — 15:34
12. 11 - Chapter 11: Mr. Wayburn Addresses a Class in Tap and Step Dancing — 9:36
13. 12 - Chapter 12: Ned Wayburn's Acrobatic Dancing — 9:47
14. 13 - Chapter 13: Mr. Wayburn Addresses a Class in Acrobatic Dancing — 11:37
15. 14 - Chapter 14: Ned Wayburn's Modern Americanized Ballet Technique — 13:42
16. 15 - Chapter 15: Terms Used in Ned Wayburn's Modern Americanized Ballet Technique — 6:01
17. 16 - Chapter 16: Mr. Wayburn Addresses the Beginners' Class in Ballet Technique — 8:13
18. 17 - Chapter 17: Ned Wayburn's Toe Dancing — 6:21
19. 18 - Chapter 18: Ned Wayburn's Specialty Dancing — 4:09
20. 19 - Chapter 19: Ned Wayburn's Exhibition Dancing — 4:15
21. 20 - Chapter 20: Ned Wayburn's Professional Stage Makeup — 37:57
22. 21 - Chapter 21: Stage Costumes — 7:29
23. 22 - Chapter 22: Dancing Tempos — 6:47
24. 23 - Chapter 23: Diet and Dancing — 33:30

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