Styles Of Eighteenth-Century Ballet

By Edmund Fairfax

An exploration of the various styles of eighteenth-century dance, i.e. ballroom versus ballet, the four traditional styles of theatrical dance, regional preferences for given styles, and the breakdown of this system of styles, together with a consideration of the importance of caprice, dance according to gender, the overall voluptuous nature of stage dancing and finally dance notation and costume.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810846985
• ISBN13: 9780810846982
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.5" x 8.9"