International encyclopedia of dance
Subtitle: a project of Dance Perspectives Foundation, Inc.
By: founding editor, Selma Jeanne Cohen ; area editors, George Dorris ... [et al.] ; consultants, Thomas F. Kelly ... [et al.].
Contributors: Cohen, Selma Jeanne, 1920-; Dance Perspectives Foundation.
Publisher: Oxford University Press; Oxford Univ Pr (Txt); Oxford University Press Inc, USA
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 4048
Subjects: Dance -- Encyclopedias; Ballet -- Encyclopedias
Other titles: Dance
Description: "Exciting and fascinating, this reference work succeeds in its goal of bringing "joy as well as enlightenment" about all forms of dance in all countries of the world. An extremely useful synoptic outline of contents" with nine sections (including "Ritual and Religion" and "Popular Entertainment") enables the user to explore dance in its cultural and social aspects, while topical essays complement the 2,000-plus entries. Heavily illustrated with black-and-white photographs, the encyclopedia captures the fluid movement of dance; with its depth and scope, this outstanding work has carved a well-deserved niche".--"Outstanding Reference Sources : the 1999 Selection of New Titles", American Libraries, May 1999. Comp. by the Reference Sources Committee, RUSA, ALA.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.