Appreciating dance :

Lihs, Harriet R.

Appreciating dance : a guide to the world's liveliest art / Harriet R. Lihs. - 3rd ed. - Hightstown, NJ : Princeton Book Co., ©2002. - ix, 132 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

"A Dance Horizons book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chapter One: Origins and Definitions -- Chapter Two: Dance and Religion -- Chapter Three: Social Dance -- Chapter Four: Bugaku and Ballet (From the Royal Courts to Theatrical Dance) -- Chapter Five: Modern Dance ( New Voices, New Ideas) -- Chapter Six: Ta, Jazz, Musical and Film Dance (The American Originals) -- Chapter Seven: Contemporary Dance (Interweaving Threads) -- Chapter Eight: Careers in Dance and Current Issues.

0871272490 (pbk.) 9780871272492 (pbk.)

2002073936


Dance--History.

GV1601 / .L54 2002

792.8 / LIH