And Then We Danced: A Voyage Into The Groove

  • Author: Henry Alford
  • Narrator: Henry Alford
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster
  • Duration: 9:20:07
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Synopsis

“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, The New York Times Book Review).

When Henry Alford wrote about his experience with a Zumba class for The New York Times, 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.

Tackling 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. And Then We Danced “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” (Vanity Fair).

Chapters

  • AndThenWeDanced 001 Title

    Duration: 32s
  • AndThenWeDanced 002 INTRODUCTION

    Duration: 30min
  • AndThenWeDanced 003 CH1

    Duration: 51min
  • AndThenWeDanced 004 CH2

    Duration: 01h05min
  • AndThenWeDanced 005 CH3

    Duration: 01h23min
  • AndThenWeDanced 006 CH4

    Duration: 49min
  • AndThenWeDanced 007 CH5

    Duration: 30min
  • AndThenWeDanced 008 CH6

    Duration: 41min
  • AndThenWeDanced 009 CH7

    Duration: 01h17min
  • AndThenWeDanced 010 CH8

    Duration: 01h07min
  • AndThenWeDanced 011 CH9

    Duration: 52min
  • AndThenWeDanced 012 EPILOGUE

    Duration: 09min
  • AndThenWeDanced 013 Credits

    Duration: 53s