Ballet & modern dance: A concise history - Hardcover

Anderson, Jack

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0916622428 ISBN 13: 9780916622428

Publisher: Princeton Book Co, 1986

Synopsis

Now expanded and updated, this second edition of the original bestseller is an engaging interpretation of dance history—from the Ancient Greeks and European royal courts to the rise of the “American“ ballet and the explosion of modern dance. Short profiles, an extensive bibliography, a helpful index, and selections from primary sources are also included.

About this title

About the Author:

Jack Anderson is a dance critic for The New York Times, correspondent for the Dancing Times of London, co-editor of Dance Chronicle, author of The Nutcracker Ballet and The One and Only: The Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo as well as eight books of poetry.

From School Library Journal:

YA A one-volume dance source that does it all, this is a history of dance from prehistory to the 20th Century. An extensive bibliography suggests titles for further research, and the index makes research within the volume simple. The "Short Profiles" is a handy brief biographical source. Each chapter ends with one or more short selections from primary sources.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Princeton Book Co
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0916622428
• ISBN 13: 9780916622428
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 243