Terry, Walter 1913-1982

The dance in America / Walter Terry - Rev. ed. - New York : Harper Colophon Books (Harper & Row, Publishers), 1973. - xiii, 272 p. : illus., ports. ; 22 cm.

PART I THE HERITAGE : PART II THE REBELLION : PART III THE RICH PRESENT : Dance landscape ; Dances of antiquity - The coming of the ballet ; Dance in Colonial America ; American scene: The 1800's -- Isadora Duncan: Loie Fuller ; Ruth St. Denis ; Ted Shawn ; Martha Graham ; Doris Humphrey ; Weidman, Holm, Tamiris -- The fruits of modern dance ; The black dance ; American ballet is born ; The regional ballet movement ; Ballet from abroad ; Ethnic dances ; Musicals, movies, television ; Dance education and recreation ; Dance notation, archives ; In conclusion.

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Dance--United States.

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