The Art of Making DancesArt of making dances presents modern dance as theater. It contains a short history of the dance and various chapters discuss design, dynamics, and rhythm of dance. It includes a check list for composers of dances and an appendix of all the dances composed by Miss Humphrey. |
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Sources of Subject MatterWhat to Dance About? | 26 |
The Theme | 34 |
The Ingredients and the Tools | 45 |
Copyright | |
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