Appreciating Dance: A Guide to the World's Liveliest ArtWritten for the dance novice, this book is a concise, thorough, and accurate history of all forms of dance. It gives a brief biography of many of the notable dancers and choreographers who have contributed to each form of dance, and provides, in a nutshell, the information needed to expand the enjoyment of performance. It also details the history of dance from its earliest beginnings and covers the intersection of dance and religion, social dance, ballet, modern dance, tap, jazz, film dance, and contemporary dance. |
Contents
DANCE AND RELIGION | 6 |
SOCIAL DANCE | 20 |
The Classical Period | 40 |
Copyright | |
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