Social Dance: A Short History

ISBN-13: 9781032012629 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 290 str.

Arthur Franks

Opis

Originally published in 1963 and authored by the then Editor of the Dancing Times, this was a pioneer work discussing not only the origins and development of many social dance forms from early times, but also relating these forms to their environment.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Sources and Beginnings 2. The Fifteenth Century: The Development of Technique and Some Early Dance Literature 3. The Sixteenth Century: The Teachings of Arbeau and Others 4. The Seventeenth Century: The Minuet and A Variety of Forms 5. The Eighteenth Century: The Growing Technique 6. The Nineteenth Century: Revolutions and Scandals and the Birth of a New Style 7. The Twentieth Century: Jazz and After.

O autorze

Arthur H. Franks was Editor of the Dancing Times.