The Routledge dance studies reader

Represents the range and diversity of writings on dance from the mid-to-late 20th century, providing contemporary perspectives on ballet, modern dance, postmodern 'movement performance' jazz and ethnic dance. Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of contributors; General introduction; Introduction; Choreographers: dancing for de Valois and Ashton; Torse: there are no fixed points in space; 'No' to spectacle; Pina Bausch: dance and emancipation; Imaginary homelands: creating a new dance language; Introduction; Dancers talking about performance; I am a dancer; A dancing consciousness; Spacemaking: experiences of a virtual body; Introduction; Bridging the critical distance; Between description and deconstruction; Oh, That Pineapple Rag!; Spring: Ashton's Symphonic Variations in America