| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 212 pages) : illustrations (some color). |
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text file |
| Series |
The Britannica guide to the visual and performing arts
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Britannica guide to the visual and performing arts.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
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. Folk dance. |
| Summary |
This guide, 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 some of ancient rituals, Christian dance ecstasies, court and folk dances, ballet, social dances, the waltz, ballroom, tap, modern dance, and break and hip-hop dancing. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Dance -- History.
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Dance. |
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History. |
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Dance -- History. |
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GAMES -- Reference. |
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GAMES -- Travel Games. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic book.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Author |
Hamilton, Trenton, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: History of Western dance. New York : Britannica Educational Publishing, 2016 9781680480795 (DLC) 2014042143 |
| ISBN |
9781680480801 (electronic book) |
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1680480804 (electronic book) |
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1680480804 |
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9781680480795 (library bound) |
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1680480790 (library bound) |
| Music No. |
MWT11663963 |
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