Ballet & Modern Dance: A Concise HistoryBallet and modern dance meet the needs of both students and inquisitive dancegoers through a narrative focused on 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. A section of biographical profiles at the end of the book serves a supplementary reference source. Intended to be entertaining as well as enlightening, the book seeks an additional objecrtive - to emphasize the value of dance history as a field of study. |
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Glimpses of the Past | 13 |
Dance at the Royal Courts | 31 |
The Professionalization of Ballet | 51 |
Copyright | |
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