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Ballet and Modern Dance (World of Art) [Illustrated] (Paperback)

by Susan Au (Author)
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  • Paperback: 216 pages
  • Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd; illustrated edition edition (1 Mar 1988)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0500202192
  • ISBN-13: 978-0500202197
  • Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 15 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 139,772 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Traces the development of ballet, describes influential choreographers, dances, and dancers, and looks at modern trends in dance.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Practical and Useful, 22 May 2009
By M. J. Saxton (Dewsbury, West Yorkshire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This has to be one of the most necessary books about dance history for all readers. It's great for the layperson who enjoys watching dance, or occasional participation. For students it is an excellent place to start background research.

Aside from anything else it is interesting to see how many different styles the word "ballet" has covered over the years.

Besides looking back to the birth of ballet at the French court, it explains in a straightforward way the proliferation of dance styles in the West over the past century and a half. Historically, of course, there is not that much documentary evidence about alternatives to ballet, or of ballet variations prior to that.

I think perhaps a greater use and explanation of technical terms might have added more value. It presents the linear development of style in a clear way and introduces the reader to the significant dancers and choreographers without too much incidental detail.

The final chapter, added in the latest edition (2002), is a bit of a game of catch-up. It doesn't evaluate or really trace development so much as number and name the unfolding variety of Modern Dance and significant choreographers. A little more historical perspective is necessary to look at the past fifteen years with a critical aspect.

It is a book to be recommended for anyone with a burgeoning interest in dance.
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