Everything you need to know about ballroom dancing in one handy guide by arts expert and Pocket Guide Series best-seller, Maureen Hughes, this book on Ballroom Dancing differs to many others on the market in that it does not set out to teach the reader how to dance, for the market is saturated with just such books. No, this one gives an overview of the sport and offers the reader a wide selection of information to support both the enthusiast and the curious. AUTHOR: Maureen Hughes teaches at the Laine Theatre Arts in Surrey and has written eight musicals, one of which was produced in London's West End. She has written 4 "Pocket Guides" for Remember When, following the success of The Pocket Guides to Musicals; Plays & Playwrights and The Classics. SELLING POINTS: Brief A-Z description of dancing formations and the popular styles and music in ballroom dancing History of ballroom dancing, including Regency balls and Strictly Come Dancing which has led to a huge revival of the popular dance form Biographies of the big stars, including the Gowers, Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly 60 b/w photographs