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Core Collection in Dance
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| Mary E. Edsall |
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Item Number: 978-0-8389-8118-4 |
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Publisher: ACRL |
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Price: $36.25 |
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258 pages
6" x 9"
Softcover
ISBN-13: 978-0-8389-8118-4
Year Published: 2001
Intended for use by dance educators and librarians as a tool for development and expansion of existing collections, building collections from scratch, and the evaluation of collections. Included are dance biographies and autobiographies, historical overviews, and a list of reference works. Various dance styles referenced include
- native peoples
- African-American
- Western European Renaissance and Baroque
A wide range of forms includes classical, ballet, jazz, tap, social and variety such as minstrel, vaudeville, and burlesque. Other sections include production and choreography.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments vi
Introduction vii
List of Contributors xii
General Reference Works 1
Historical Overviews 6
Dance Biographies and Autobiographies 8
Dance Styles, Forms, and Traditions 25
Geographical Traditions 25
Africa 25
Americas 27
Asia 30
Europe 32
Mediterranean and the Near East 33
Oceania 36
African American Dance 37
African Caribbean Dance 39
Latin American Dance 42
Spanish Dance 44
Sacred and Liturgical Dance 45
Western European Renaissance and Baroque Dance 48
Ballet 54
Modern and Postmodern Dance 63
Jazz Dance 72
Tap Dance 74
European and American Social Dance Traditions 76
Folk Dancing 76
Square, Old Time, Contra, and Round Dancing 79
Ballroom, Club Dancing, Competition Dancing, and
Dance Sport 80
Variety Dance 83
Minstrel 84
Vaudeville 85
Burlesque 85
Dance in Commercial Theater and Movies 86
Television and Video Dance 89
Choreography 90
Dance Production and Administration 94
Dance Notation 97
Dance Criticism 101
Dance Theory 104
Dance and Related Arts 110
Dance Education 113
Dance Ethnology and the Anthropology of Dance 117
Dance Science and Medicine 121
Dance Therapy 124
Somatic Studies 127
Dance Preservation 131
Periodicals 133
Internet Resources 143
Appendix: Addresses
Film and Video Distributors 145
Out of Print Dance Booksellers 160
Indexes
Titles 163
Names 211
Subjects 234
About the Author
Reviews
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