Ballet class : an American history /
Melissa R. Klapper
- xvii, 403 pàgines ; il·lustracions, fotografies en blanc i negre ; 25 cm
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Conté: Overture -- Part I: First movements: A (very selective) early history of ballet in America -- Ballet class 101 -- The Russians are coming : The impact of European teachers on American ballet class -- Brought to you by the Ford Foundation : Mid-Century innovation and the dance boom. Part II: Themes and variations: Up a steep and very narrow stairway : Teachers, studios, and the business of ballet -- A troubled/troubling history : race and ballet in America -- Yes, boys take ballet class too-- Diplomates of dance : Ballet and higher education -- An art or a sport? Recitals and competitions -- Ballet bodies -- Think pink: Ballet and girl culture -- Ballet and popular culture in America
9780190908683
Dansa clàssica --Història--Estats Units d'Amèrica Dansa clàssica --Aspectes socials --Estats Units d'Amèrica Dansa clàssica-- Ensenyament-- Història-- Estats Units d'Amèrica