The dance in America : from the days of the minuet t the TV spectacular / Walter Terry

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Harper & Row, ©1956Description: viii, 248 pages : ill., ports. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0060142448
  • 9780060142445
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 20 793.30973 TER
LOC classification:
  • GV1623 .T4 1971
Contents:
PART I The Heritage : I. Dance landscape -- II. Dances of antiquity -The coming of the ballet -- III. Dance in Colonial America -- IV. American scene: The 1800's -- PART II The rebellion : V. Isadora Duncan - Loie Fuller -- VI. Ruth St. Denis -- VII. Ted Shawn -- VIII. Martha Graham -- IX. Doris Humphrey -- X. Weidman - Holm - Tamiris -- XI. The fruits of modern dance -- PART III The rich present : XII. American ballet is born -- XIII. Ballet in America -- XIV. Ethnic dances -- XV. Musicals, movies, television -- XVI. Dance education and recreation -- XVII. Dance notation, archives -- XVIII. In conclusion.
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793.30973 STE Jazz dance : 793.30973 STE Jazz dance : 793.30973 STE Jazz dance : 793.30973 TER The dance in America : 793.30994 CHA Australia's dancing heritage : 793.30994 CHA Australia's dancing heritage : 793.31 ALF Handbooks of European National Dances /

Includes index.

PART I The Heritage : I. Dance landscape -- II. Dances of antiquity -The coming of the ballet -- III. Dance in Colonial America -- IV. American scene: The 1800's -- PART II The rebellion : V. Isadora Duncan - Loie Fuller -- VI. Ruth St. Denis -- VII. Ted Shawn -- VIII. Martha Graham -- IX. Doris Humphrey -- X. Weidman - Holm - Tamiris -- XI. The fruits of modern dance -- PART III The rich present : XII. American ballet is born -- XIII. Ballet in America -- XIV. Ethnic dances -- XV. Musicals, movies, television -- XVI. Dance education and recreation -- XVII. Dance notation, archives -- XVIII. In conclusion.

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