The Dance Experience

Synopsis

Highlighting ballet, modern dance, jazz, and tap, this comprehensive collection features a variety of engaging essays written by experts in their respective fields of dance. Students of dance, professionals, instructors, and enthusiasts will learn how to look at dance, what to look for during a performance, and how to appreciate dance styles from around the world. Providing an understanding of the history, evolution, and universality of dance as an art form, this explores the significance of dance in culture, the relationship of dance to other art forms, the contributions of great pioneering choreographers, dancers, and teachers, and the creative process.