Appreciating Dance: A Guide to the World's Liveliest Art - Softcover

Lihs, Harriet R

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0871273187 ISBN 13: 9780871273185

Verlag: Dance Horizons Inc.,N.Y., 2010

Inhaltsangabe

Intended for the dance novice, this book presents the history of various forms of dance. It offers a biography of the notable dancers and choreographers who have contributed to various forms of dance. It also details the development of dance from its earliest beginnings, and covers the intersection of dance and religion.

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Reseña del editor

"Appreciating Dance", written for the dance novice, is a concise, thorough, and accurate history and current picture 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 development of dance from its earliest beginnings, and covers the intersection of dance and religion, social dance, ballet, modern dance, tap, jazz, film and theatrical dance, and contemporary dance. The chapters include: Origins and Definitions; Dance and Religion; Ballet: From the Royal Courts to Theatrical Dance; Modern Dance: New Voices, New Ideas; Tap, Jazz, Musical and Film Dance: The American Originals; and, Contemporary Dance: Intertwining Threads, Careers in Dance and Current Issues.

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• Verlag: Dance Horizons Inc.,N.Y.
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0871273187
• ISBN 13: 9780871273185
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Auflage: 4
• Anzahl der Seiten: 132