{"product_id":"9783032178596","title":"Soviet Diaspora in American Ballroom Waltzing from Odesa Basements to Dancing with the Stars","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSoviet Diaspora in American Ballroom\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWaltzing from Odesa Basements to Dancing with the Stars\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDavid Outevsky\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Emigration \u0026amp; Immigration\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book tells the historical journey of migrant ballroom dancers from post-Soviet countries to North America, supported by interviews with these dancers about education, identity, and social integration. Through movement analysis, author David Outevsky dissects their daily training and international performances to analyze the commodification and politicization of DanceSport in the current neo-Cold War climate. Carefully uncovering the cultural characteristics that enabled former Soviet nationals to rise to the top of the ballroom industry and become household names on \u003cem\u003eDancing with the Stars\u003c\/em\u003e, he shows how dancers use DanceSport as a tool for economic development and social assimilation. Using direct evidence from competitors such as Val Chmerkovskiy, their parents, and coaches, Outvesky untangles the threads of cultural policies, parenthood, and training philosophy to reflect on how Soviet values such as stoicism, filiality, and authoritarianism have migrated through the bodies of these dancers to reinvent the image of American ballroom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Outevsky\u003c\/strong\u003e has taught in dance programs at York University and the University of Calgary and published articles on ballroom dance pedagogy and conditioning in journals including \u003cem\u003eResearch in Dance Education\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMedical Problems of Performing Artists\u003c\/em\u003e. He was a Canadian National finalist in the NDCC Professional Latin category.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e29 May 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Switzerland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783032178596\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e285\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45590188294284,"sku":"9783032178596","price":116.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783032178596.jpg?v=1781088106","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783032178596","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}