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Shapes of American ballet : teachers and training before Balanchine / Jessica Zeller.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Zeller, Jessica, 1978- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ballet--United States--History.
- Ballet.
- Ballet--Study and teaching--United States.
- Dance teachers--United States.
- Dance teachers.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
- Place of Publication:
- New York, New York : Oxford University Press, 2016.
- Summary:
- 'Shapes of American Ballet' introduces several lesser-known European and Russian ballet teachers who worked in New York City before Balanchine. Taking into account the effects of America's economic system and the early twentieth century popular stage, this text looks anew at American ballet as derived from multiple influences and lineages.
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2016.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on June 10, 2016).
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-029672-0
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