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Modern Dance Terminology: The ABC's of Modern Dance as Defined by its Originators

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The Century for Young People

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Ballet & Modern Dance: A Concise History

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The Vision of Modern Dance: In the Words of Its Creators

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My Body, The Buddhist

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Dance and the Lived Body: A Descriptive Aesthetics

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International Dictionary of Modern Dance Edition 1.

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The People Have Never Stopped Dancing: Native American Modern Dance Histories

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Dancer Prepares: Modern Dance for Beginners

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