<p>Traces the history of dance in America since colonial times, showing the development of American ballet, European &amp; Asian influences, &amp; the evolution of tap, modern, &amp; ballroom dancing. Profiles major dance companies &amp; key figures in the dance world.This revised edition includes new material on ethnic dance, regional ballet companies, avant-garde dance, nudity, funding sources, &amp; more. With 32 pages of black-and-white photographs. Originally published in 1956, this is the First printing of the revised edition, 1971. Hardcover with original DJ.</p>

The Dance in America (Revised Edition)

Terry, Walter

Harper&Row

Dance in America (Colophon Books)

HARPERCOLLINS @ PUBLISHERS

The Dance In America

Da Capo Press

Great male dancers of the ballet, their trials, learnings, thoughts, and more.

Great male dancers of the ballet

Anchor Press

<p>A profusely illustrated biography of Alicia Alonso (b. 1921), Cuba's first lady of ballet, and considered by some to have been one of the greatest ballerinas of her time, despite having been partially blind from the age of 19. She founded the Ballet Nacional de Cuba in 1948 and a ballet school in 1959. Text by Walter Terry; foreword by Alonso; photographs by Steven Caras. 146 pages; b&amp;w illustrations throughout; 8 x 11 inches. List of repertories 1948-1980, index.</p>

Alicia and Her Ballet Nacional de Cuba: An Illustrated Biography of Alicia Alonso

Arts & Photography

Performing Arts

Anchor Books

Ballet guide: Background, listings, credits, and descriptions of more than five hundred of the world's major ballets

A brief history of the ballet is followed by an alphabetically arranged listing of more than 500 major ballets giving the plot, staging, choreographer, composer, date and place of the first performance, and the dancers that originally appeared in the work.A brief history of the ballet is followed by an alphabetically arranged listing of more than 500 major ballets giving the plot, staging, choreographer, composer, date and place of the first performance, and the dancers that originally appeared in the work

Ballet Guide: Background, Listings, Credits, and Descriptions of More Than Five Hundred of the World's Major Ballets

Humor & Entertainment

Dodd, Mead

The King's ballet master: A biography of Denmark's August Bournonville

A brief history of the ballet is followed by an alphabetically arranged listing of more than 500 major ballets giving the plot, staging, choreographer, composer, date and place of the first performance, and the dancers that originally appeared in the work.A brief history of the ballet is followed by an alphabetically arranged listing of more than 500 major ballets giving the plot, staging, choreographer, composer, date and place of the first performance, and the dancers that originally appeared in the work.

Isadora Duncan: Her Life, Her Art, Her Legacy

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

Ballet: A Pictorial History

Van Nostrand Reindhold Co.

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