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The history of Western dance / edited by Trenton Hamilton.

Contributor(s): Hamilton, Trenton [editor. ]Material type: Text

TextPublisher: New York, NY : Britannica Educational Publishing in association with Rosen, c2016Edition: First editionDescription: xvi, 212 pages : colored illustrations ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume ISBN: 9781680480795 [hardbound]Subject(s): Dance -- History -- Juvenile literatureDDC classification:

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Contents: Introduction -- Chapter 1 Dance as an art form: from antiquity through the renaissance -- Chapter 2 The 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries -- Chapter 3 The 20th and 21st centuries -- Chapter 4 Folkdance.

Summary: "From soaring ballet leaps to the simple swaying at a high school prom, dance is the wedding of movement to music. It is a means of recreation, and of communication for the purpose of expressing an idea or emotion, releasing energy, or simply taking delight in the movement itself. This engaging narrative, with biographical profiles, discusses Western dance as an art form, a folk tradition, and an entertainment spectacle. It examines the wide ranging dance types, including ancient rituals, Christian dance ecstasies, court and folk dances, ballet, social dances, the waltz, ballroom, tap, modern dance, break, and hip-hop dancing." --Provided by the pubsliher

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Item type	Current location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Subject Reference	Junior High School Library Subject Reference	793.309 H62 2016 (Browse shelf)	Available		3UCBLJSHS000686

"The Britannica a guide to the visual and performing arts" --coverpage

Includes bibliographical reference, glossary, and index.

"From soaring ballet leaps to the simple swaying at a high school prom, dance is the wedding of movement to music. It is a means of recreation, and of communication for the purpose of expressing an idea or emotion, releasing energy, or simply taking delight in the movement itself. This engaging narrative, with biographical profiles, discusses Western dance as an art form, a folk tradition, and an entertainment spectacle. It examines the wide ranging dance types, including ancient rituals, Christian dance ecstasies, court and folk dances, ballet, social dances, the waltz, ballroom, tap, modern dance, break, and hip-hop dancing." --Provided by the pubsliher