Kassing, Gayle,

History of dance / Gayle Kassing. - Second edition. - Champaign, Illinois : Human Kinetics, 2017. - xi, 307 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index. Includes student web resource.

Capturing dance from the past: an introduction -- Dance at the dawn of time -- Dance in ancient civilizations -- Dance from the middle ages through the Renaissance -- Dance at court: the late 16th and 17th centuries -- Dance from court to theater: the 18th century -- Romantic to classical ballet: the 19th century -- Dance in the United States: the 17th through 19th centuries -- Imported influences: 1900-1929 -- Emerging American dance: 1930-1944 -- Maturing classics: 1945-1959 -- Chance and change: 1960-1979 -- New directions: 1980-2000 -- Global interactions: 2000-2016.

9781492536697


Dance--History.
Dance--History.--United States

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