TY - BOOK AU - Kassing, Gayle, TI - History of dance SN - 9781492536697 AV - GV1601 U1 - 792.8 PY - 2017/// CY - Champaign, Illinois PB - Human Kinetics, KW - Dance KW - History KW - United States N1 - 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 ER -