- 276 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Milestones in Dance History
About this book
This introduction to world dance charts the diverse histories and stories of dancers and artists through ten key moments that have shaped the vast spectrum of different forms and genres that we see today.
Designed for weekly use in dance history courses, ten chosen milestones move chronologically from the earliest indigenous rituals and the dance crazes of Eastern trade routes, to the social justice performance and evolving online platforms of modern times. This clear, dynamic framework uses the idea of migrations to chart the shifting currents of influence and innovation in dance from an inclusive set of perspectives that acknowledge the enduring cultural legacies on display in every dance form.
Milestones are a range of accessible textbooks, breaking down the need-to-know moments in the social, cultural, political, and artistic development of foundational subject areas.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- List of contributors
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Indigenous Dances: Lakota Bodies and Lands on and as the Frontlines
- 2 Silk Road: Commerce, Conquest, and College
- 3 Asé! in Action: Dance in the American African Diaspora
- 4 Ballet: From Louis XIV to Misty Copeland
- 5 Modern and Postmodern Dance: War and Choreography in the 20th and 21st Centuries
- 6 Dance and Social Justice: Retracing the Steps of Michio Itō
- 7 Dance as Healing: Unearthing Therapeutic Modalities
- 8 Dance on Film: From Busby Berkeley to Bollywood
- 9 Intersecting Body and Machine: Tracing the Emergence of Dance Technology
- 10 The Future of Dance: Moving Through Time and Space
- Timeline
- Glossary
- Further Viewing and Reading
- Index