Anderson, Jack 1935-

Ballet & modern dance : a concise history / Jack Anderson. - 2nd ed. - Princeton, N.J. : Princeton Book Co., ©1992. - xii, 287 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

"A Dance Horizons book."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-246) and index.

1. The pleasures of dance history -- 2. Glimpses of the past -- 3. Dance at the royal courts -- 4. The professionalization of ballet -- 5. The sunshine and moonlight of romantic ballet -- 6. The Imperial Russian ballet -- 7. Balletic astonishments -- 8. The rise of American ballet -- 9. The phoenix of modern dance -- 10. Ballet around the world -- 11. International contemporary dance.

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Ballet--History.
Modern dance--History.

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