The Body Eclectic: Evolving Practices in Dance Training

By Melanie Bales

Book Overview

This collection of essays and interviews explores modern-dance technique training from the last 50 years. Focusing on the culture of dance, editors Bales and Nettl-Fiol examine a choreographic process and style, dancer agency and participation in the creative process, and changes in the role and purpose of training.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252074890
• ISBN13: 9780252074899
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.2"