Ballet & Modern Dance: A Concise History

Front Cover
Princeton Book Company, 1986 - Performing Arts - 243 pages
Meets the needs of both students and inquisitive dancegoers through a narrative focused on the development of Western theatrical dance--specifically ballet and modern dance--since the Renaissance, incorporating the most recent scholarship. The text is illuminated by excerpts from primary sources and embellished by eight photo inserts (bandw). Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

From inside the book

Contents

Glimpses of the Past
9
Dance at the Royal Courts
23
The Professionalization of Ballet
39
Copyright

9 other sections not shown

Other editions - View all

Common terms and phrases

Bibliographic information