Two by Two
Tango, Two-Step, and the L.A. Night
1st Edition
Published on 7. August 2018
208 pages
978-1-9821-1395-7 (ISBN)
Description
Two by Two is a fast-paced swirl through the dancing scene in L.A., where Leonardo DiCaprio has been known to swing at The Derby and Sandra Bullock salsas at El Floridita.
Eve Babitz, a writer known for her hip, off-the-cuff, idiosyncratic style, spends two years of her life, ruins nine pairs of shoes, and goes through countless dance partners learning to appreciate and master all the hot dances from foxtrot and two-step to lindy, tango, salsa, and swing.
Along the way she meets obsessed dancers and listens night after night as they pour out the secrets of their style?who the best teachers are, where to find the perfect dancing shoes, and how to fall in love with your partner.
Eve brings the flirtatious energy of dancing alive like no other writer. Two by Two is not a book that teaches you how to dance, but it will surely make you want to learn once you've read it.
Eve Babitz, a writer known for her hip, off-the-cuff, idiosyncratic style, spends two years of her life, ruins nine pairs of shoes, and goes through countless dance partners learning to appreciate and master all the hot dances from foxtrot and two-step to lindy, tango, salsa, and swing.
Along the way she meets obsessed dancers and listens night after night as they pour out the secrets of their style?who the best teachers are, where to find the perfect dancing shoes, and how to fall in love with your partner.
Eve brings the flirtatious energy of dancing alive like no other writer. Two by Two is not a book that teaches you how to dance, but it will surely make you want to learn once you've read it.
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Eve Babitz is the author of Eve's Hollywood; Slow Days, Fast Company; and Sex and Rage. She has also written for Rolling Stone, Vogue, Esquire, and Cosmopolitan.
Content
- Intro
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue: A Survivor's Tale
- 1. Fox-Trot with the Fabulous Johnny Crawford Band
- 2. Two-Step with Paul McClure
- 3. The Two Sides of Tango
- 4. Cajun Dancing and the Fais-Dodo: Laissez les bons temps rouler
- 5. Learning Ballroom Dance with the Amazing Stevens Sisters of Pasadena
- 6. Salsa with Albert Torres and Renée Victor
- 7. Tiffany Brown's East Coast Swing Class at the Hollywood Derby
- 8. Sonny Watson, the Crest, and West Coast Swing
- Epilogue: The Finale and L.A. Now
- Index
- Copyright
