Modern dance
By: Andy Solway
Edition: Paperback ed.
Publisher: Heinemann Library
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9780431933184
Subjects: Modern dance; Juvenile literature
Description: This title looks at the development of modern dance, from the pioneering work of Martha Graham to computer animated dance and virtual dancers today. It includes information on choreography and improvisation and how these differ from other dance styles and it looks at the way costumes and make-up play their part.
Notes: Originally published: 2008.

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Expression through dance; title: Breakaway from ballet; title: Modern dance arrives!; title: Dance explosion; title: Post-modern dance; title: Spreading and mixing; title: Modern dance today; title: Made for performance; title: How to make a dance; title: Music and sound; title: Sets, costumes, lighting; title: Teaching and learning; title: Dance of tomorrow?; title: Modern dance factfile.