Ballet & Modern Dance: A Concise History [Paperback]

Ballet and Modern Dancemeets the needs of both students and inquisitive dance goers through a narrative focused on the development of Western theatrical dance from the Renaissance to the first decades of the 21st century, incorporating the most recent scholarship and projecting trends. The text is illuminated by excerpts from primary sources and embellished by 65 photos. A section of biographical profiles at the end of the book serves as a supplementary reference source. Intended to be entertaining as well as enlightening the book seeks an additional objective which is the value of dance history as a field of study.

Jack Andersonis a dance critic forThe New York Times, correspondent for theDancing Times of London, co-editor ofDance Chronicle, author ofThe Nutcracker BalletandThe One and Only: The Ballet Russe de Monte Carloas well as eight books of poetry.