I see America dancing : selected readings, 1685-2000 / edited by Maureen Needham.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, ©2002.Description: 248 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0252026934 (alk. paper)
  • 9780252026935 (alk. paper)
  • 0252069994 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9780252069994 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 21 792.80973 NEE
LOC classification:
  • GV1623 .I22 2002
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Contents:
PART 1 - DANCES OF THE NATIVE AMERICANS : Ch 1. The manners, customs, and condition of the North American Indians (1836) / George Catlin -- Ch 2. The ghost dance (1890) / James A. Mooney -- Ch 3. Indian bureau regulations (1902) / W.A. Jones, commissioner -- Ch 4. Keeping the rituals alive (1985) / Jill D. Sweet -- Ch 5. Contemporary Native American pow-wow dancing (2000) / Tara Browner -- Ch 6. Navajo night chant for the dance of the thunderbirds / translated by Washington Matthews -- PART 2 - OTHER DANCE TRADITIONS IN AMERICA : Ch 7. Playford's "English Dancing Master" (1651) and country dancing in America / Kate Van Winkle Keller and Genevieve Shimer -- Ch 8. The war of the quadrilles: Creoles vs. Americans (1804) / Maureen Needham -- Ch 9. Sunday afternoon dances in Congo Square (1819) / Benjamin Henry Latrobe -- Ch 10. Japanese Bon dance survivals in Hawai'i (1982) / Judy Van Zile -- Ch 11. All lined up at the Wildhorse Saloon (1997) / Maureen Needham -- Ch 12. Swingin' out: southern California's lindy revival (2000) / Juliet McMains and Danielle Robinson -- PART 3 - THE ANTI-DANCE BRIGADE : Ch 13. An arrow against profane and promiscuous dancing drawn out of the quiver of the scriptures (1685) / Increase Mather -- Ch 14. From the ballroom to hell (1894) / Thomas A. Faulkner -- Ch 15. Dance-hall reform (1909) / Belle Lindner Israels -- Ch 16. The twist: brave new whirl (1962) / Marshall Fishwick -- Ch 17. The dance of the century (1988) / New York Times, Dec. 12, 1988 PART 4 - PIONEERS OF THEATRICAL DANCE IN AMERICA : Ch 18. John Durang (1768-1822), first American theatrical dancer / John Durang -- Ch 19. The American career of Jean Baptiste Francisqui (1793-1808) / Maureen Needham -- Ch 20. Critics react to Fanny Elssler's American debut (1840-41) / New York Mirror, May 30, 1840, Ralph Waldo Emerson's Journal, Oct., 1841 -- Ch 21. The Black Crook Burlesque (1867) / G.W. Griffin with Mr. Christy for Christy's Minstrels -- Ch 22. Critics react to The Black Crook (1866) / New York Times, Sept. 13, 1866, New York Daily Tribune, Sept. 17, 1866 -- PART 5 - THE CREATORS: VISIONS OF AMERICA : Ch 23. The American Heroine (1786) / Jean-Franc̜ois Arnould-Mussot -- Ch 24. America, a grand historical spectacle (1893) / Imre Kiralfy -- Ch 25. Isadora Duncan's vision of America dancing (1927) / Isadora Duncan -- Ch 26. Dancing for men (1926) / Ted Shawn -- Ch 27. Platform for the American dance / Martha Graham -- Ch 28. Declaration / Doris Humphrey -- Ch 29. American document (1938) / Martha Graham -- Ch 30. Southland (1951) / Katherine Dunham -- Ch 31. A critic reacts to Balanchine's Stars and Stripes (1958) / Lillian Moore -- Ch 32. Flag dance (1970) / Yvonne Rainer -- Ch 33. Naked in America (1999) / Sonjé Mayo with text by Jean Dell -- Ch 34. Last Supper at Uncle Tom's Cabin/The Promised Land (1990) / Bill T. Jones with Peggy Gillespie -- Appendix : Chronology of selected dance styles and genres ; Selected general readings and references on theatrical dance.
Summary: "Representing dancers, scholars, admirers, and critics, this title offers a diverse collection of primary documents and articles about the place and shape of dance in the United States from colonial times onwards. It offers a lively counterpoint between observers of the dance and dancers' views of what they do when they dance." -- WorldCat
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792.80973 MAG Chronicles of the American dance : 792.80973 MAR The dance in theory / 792.80973 MAR The dance in theory / 792.80973 NEE I see America dancing : 792.80973 PAL Theatrical dancing in America : 792.80973 SHE The people have never stopped dancing : 792.80973 SIE The shapes of change :

Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-244) and index.

PART 1 - DANCES OF THE NATIVE AMERICANS : Ch 1. The manners, customs, and condition of the North American Indians (1836) / George Catlin -- Ch 2. The ghost dance (1890) / James A. Mooney -- Ch 3. Indian bureau regulations (1902) / W.A. Jones, commissioner -- Ch 4. Keeping the rituals alive (1985) / Jill D. Sweet -- Ch 5. Contemporary Native American pow-wow dancing (2000) / Tara Browner -- Ch 6. Navajo night chant for the dance of the thunderbirds / translated by Washington Matthews -- PART 2 - OTHER DANCE TRADITIONS IN AMERICA : Ch 7. Playford's "English Dancing Master" (1651) and country dancing in America / Kate Van Winkle Keller and Genevieve Shimer -- Ch 8. The war of the quadrilles: Creoles vs. Americans (1804) / Maureen Needham -- Ch 9. Sunday afternoon dances in Congo Square (1819) / Benjamin Henry Latrobe -- Ch 10. Japanese Bon dance survivals in Hawai'i (1982) / Judy Van Zile -- Ch 11. All lined up at the Wildhorse Saloon (1997) / Maureen Needham -- Ch 12. Swingin' out: southern California's lindy revival (2000) / Juliet McMains and Danielle Robinson -- PART 3 - THE ANTI-DANCE BRIGADE : Ch 13. An arrow against profane and promiscuous dancing drawn out of the quiver of the scriptures (1685) / Increase Mather -- Ch 14. From the ballroom to hell (1894) / Thomas A. Faulkner -- Ch 15. Dance-hall reform (1909) / Belle Lindner Israels -- Ch 16. The twist: brave new whirl (1962) / Marshall Fishwick -- Ch 17. The dance of the century (1988) / New York Times, Dec. 12, 1988 PART 4 - PIONEERS OF THEATRICAL DANCE IN AMERICA : Ch 18. John Durang (1768-1822), first American theatrical dancer / John Durang -- Ch 19. The American career of Jean Baptiste Francisqui (1793-1808) / Maureen Needham -- Ch 20. Critics react to Fanny Elssler's American debut (1840-41) / New York Mirror, May 30, 1840, Ralph Waldo Emerson's Journal, Oct., 1841 -- Ch 21. The Black Crook Burlesque (1867) / G.W. Griffin with Mr. Christy for Christy's Minstrels -- Ch 22. Critics react to The Black Crook (1866) / New York Times, Sept. 13, 1866, New York Daily Tribune, Sept. 17, 1866 -- PART 5 - THE CREATORS: VISIONS OF AMERICA : Ch 23. The American Heroine (1786) / Jean-Franc̜ois Arnould-Mussot -- Ch 24. America, a grand historical spectacle (1893) / Imre Kiralfy -- Ch 25. Isadora Duncan's vision of America dancing (1927) / Isadora Duncan -- Ch 26. Dancing for men (1926) / Ted Shawn -- Ch 27. Platform for the American dance / Martha Graham -- Ch 28. Declaration / Doris Humphrey -- Ch 29. American document (1938) / Martha Graham -- Ch 30. Southland (1951) / Katherine Dunham -- Ch 31. A critic reacts to Balanchine's Stars and Stripes (1958) / Lillian Moore -- Ch 32. Flag dance (1970) / Yvonne Rainer -- Ch 33. Naked in America (1999) / Sonjé Mayo with text by Jean Dell -- Ch 34. Last Supper at Uncle Tom's Cabin/The Promised Land (1990) / Bill T. Jones with Peggy Gillespie -- Appendix : Chronology of selected dance styles and genres ; Selected general readings and references on theatrical dance.

"Representing dancers, scholars, admirers, and critics, this title offers a diverse collection of primary documents and articles about the place and shape of dance in the United States from colonial times onwards. It offers a lively counterpoint between observers of the dance and dancers' views of what they do when they dance." -- WorldCat

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