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Description edit
The Routledge Dance Studies Reader represents the range and diversity of writings on dance from the 1980s and 1990s, providing contemporary perspectives on ballet, modern dance, postmodern 'movement performance' jazz, South Asian dance and Black dance. In an enlightening introduction,... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Hurston: Add a description of this character.
- Raimund Hoghe
- Astaire
- Nijinsky
- Charisse
- Lansdale
- Martha Graham
- Fokine
- Caridad
- Davies
- Loie Fuller
- Daly
- Ashton
- Lin Hwai-min
- Adshead
- Albright
- Buckland
- Gautier
- Diaghilev
- Merce Cunningham
- Swan Lake
- Chandralekha
- Jonathan
- Desmond
- Petermann
- Chatterjee
- Narcisse
- Benjamin
- Shankar
- Marie Taglioni
- Novack
- Brown
- Savigliano
- Cixous
- Perls
- Lepecki
- Balanchine
- Susan Foster
- Mcmains
- Routledge
- Stearns
- Laban
- Bournonville
- Jules Perrot
Setting & Locations edit
- Taiwan
- India
- Uk
- China
- London
- Taipei
- Europe
- New York
- Leipzig
- Latin America
- United States
- Rome
- Paris
- Riverside
- Cuba
- East Germany
- Romantic
- Britain
- Tanzwissenschaft
- Jordan
- Mexico
- University Of California
- Middletown
- White Serpent
- North America
- Australia
- West Side Story
- France
- United Kingdom
- Coorlawala
- Japan
- Argentina
- Peking Opera
- Caribbean
First Sentence edit
The low social status of dance, the equation of its sensual nature with its sexual potential and the difficulties of studying such a transient event have all contributed to the lack of a substantial or seriously considered scholarly heritage.
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 792.8
Subjects edit
- Books › Arts & Photography › Performing Arts › Dance › Modern
- Books › Arts & Photography › Performing Arts › Dance › Reference
- Books › Arts & Photography › Performing Arts › Dance › Classical
- Books › Arts & Photography › Performing Arts › Theater
- Books › Nonfiction › Philosophy
- Books › Entertainment › Performing Arts
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