Written for the dance novice, this reference is a concise history of all forms of dance. Detailing the development of dance from its earliest beginnings, this guide covers the intersection of dance and religion, social dance, ballet, modern dance, tap, jazz, film and theatrical dance, and contemporary dance. This fourth edition has been thoroughly revised and includes a chapter on dance in the new millennium, along with lists of the social dances of Europe and America, basic ballet terminology, Hollywood movie-musicals, dance organizations, suggested readings, and filmographies. Brief biographies of notable dancers and choreographers who have contributed to each form of dance are also included.
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"This is tailor-made for Generation @ and Twitter folks. It can fit into one's laptop carrier, dance bag, or carryall." —Attitude: The Dance Magazine
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Harriet Lihs is a professional dancer who has performed with the Radio City Ballet Company and the Brooklyn Ballet. She is an associate professor of dance at Lamar University. She lives in Beaumont, Texas.
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"Appreciating Dance" executes its goal incredibly well
Nov 13 2009
By Midwest Book Review
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As long as humanity has had music, they have had dance. "Appreciating Dance: A guide to the World's Liveliest Art" serves as a scholarly introductory primer to give people the information they need to know to truly appreciate this ancient form of expression. With a focus on modern dance and the people who have made dance what it is, it does well in covering the wide scope of dance making for an intriguing read for anyone who wants to better understand modern dance. "Appreciating Dance" executes its goal incredibly well, highly recommended.
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A lot of inconsistencies
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By Angelika Love
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I had to read this for a dance class and we have to answer the questions in the back of the book. The questions seem like they are for another book. One question asked what was the second-generations choreographers' contributions to dance and listed out several choreographers; however, one of the choreographer's listed is a first-generation modern dance choreographer, not second-generation. One inconsistency is fine, but there is at least one inconsistency in each chapter. It makes learning and memorization hard because I'm having to reread all the time. Dance is a fun subject for me; however, the inconsistencies make learning about something fun rather tedious, boring, redundant, and not very motivating.
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The book is dirty
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By Janelle
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The product is nasty, has stains, pen marks, and all that but for the price I bought it at, it's alright.
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