Dancing with Cats

By Burton Silver and Heather Busch

“Marvelously silly photographs . . . in addition to those hilarious images, [there is] much helpful instruction for aspiring dancers with cats.” —The New York Times

Discover the mystery and magic of cat dancing with this cult classic, filled with scores of delightful and inspiring photographs of people and cats engaging in their favorite dance routines, as well as moving testimonies of the personal transformations brought about through this uniquely joyous form of human-animal connection. Dancing with Cats will have a new generation of cat lovers (and their cats) jumping for joy—and cutting a rug—in no time.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media
• Release date: Mar 18, 2014
• ISBN: 9781452141145

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First published in the United States in 1999 by Chronicle Books, LLC.

Text, illustrations, and photographs © 1999 by Origination Trust.

The moral right of Burton Silver and Heather Busch to be identified as author and photographer respectively of this work has been asserted by them in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher.

Library of Congress has catalogued the previous edition (ISBN: 08118-2415-2).

ISBN: 978-1-4521-2833-7 (hc)

ISBN: 978-1-4521-4114-5 (epub, mobi)

Neither the publisher, author, nor photographer accept any responsibility for any adverse reactions which may result from the use of material in this book. No cats were harmed during the creation of this book.

Dancing with Cats is a registered international experiment in inter-species morphic resonance and is designed to test the hypothesis of formative causation. I.E.# 99-306810-7.

Layout design by Heather Busch

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Contents

Foreword 7

Preface 8

Introduction 10

Ralph & Petipa 12

Arijá & Ginger 18

Arijá & Nijinskat 20

Daphne & Minstral 26

Fred & Fluff 28

Helen & Boots 30

Jane & Sooty 36

Joy, Pinkle & Tonk 38

Jill & Tonk 46

Sue & Tommy 48

Sue & Zoot 52

Selena & Zoot 56

Selena & Oscar 58

Enid & Elgar 62

Enid & Archie 66

Marvin & Missy 68

Max & Wiky 70

Arijá & Wiky 76

Toby & Toffee 78

Bob, Rose & Felix 84

Ivan, Spike, et al. 86

Bibliography & Acknowledgments 96

About the Author

Preface

HIS book almost didn’t happen. Frustrated after months of attempting to photograph people dancing with their cats, we were ready to give up after yet another photo shoot was stymied by the refusal of the cat to perform in front of a camera. Although we had

Reviews for Dancing with Cats

[booklover3258 · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Um... yea... I don't know exactly what to say about this book. I picked it up because I thought what the heck it's about cats might as well read it. It is completely silly and crazy. I'm sorry but I don't feel all tingly when I'm around my cats. I'm lucky if my cats stay in my room for more than 2 minutes and you think they are going to dance with me and mimic my dancing? Um... no. I'm at a loss for words with this book.

[miaculpa-1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

From the moment I first picked this book up to the moment I slowly put it down some time later I was ... I don't think "captivated" is the word I want but maybe it will have to do for the time being.So, we get pages of people dancing with their cats photos with accompanying text of new age dross. I am rather embarrassed to admit that it took me a long time to determine that it was satire.

[muscogulus · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Another deft satire of self-involved artiness, with clever pictures. Consider this warning about the power of dancing with your cat: "...sometimes the energy is so powerful I worry about overstimulating my aura. At those levels, an unstable etheric oscillation could collapse into an astral vortex and suck my spiritual reserves into a state of negative sub-matter." Yeah, I hate when that happens.

[susan139 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Beautiful photographs of dancing cats and their dancing human partners.