Bibliograph

Ballet class, an American history, Melissa R. Klapper

Type

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Ballet class, an American history, Melissa R. Klapper

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsphotographs

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Ballet class

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1089259222

Responsibility statement

Melissa R. Klapper

Sub title

an American history

Table Of Contents

Overture -- First movements. -- A (very selective) early history of ballet in America -- Ballet class -- 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 -- Themes and variations. -- Up a steep and very narrow stairway: Teachers, studios, and the business of ballet -- Race and ballet in America: A troubled/troubling history -- 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

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