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Apollo's Angels: A History of Ballet
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Author
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Jennifer Homans.
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Publisher
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Random House
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hardcover
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9.5
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6.5
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ISBN
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9781400060603
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Pages/Publication Date
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643/2010
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Daedalus Item Code
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31018
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Description
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(One of the New York Times Book Review's 10 Best Books of 2010) A ballerina dancing The Sleeping Beauty today is a link in a long chain of dancers stretching back to 16th-century Italy and France, with graceful movements that recall a world of courts, kings, and aristocracy, as well as steps and gestures that mark the seismic cultural shifts of subsequent eras. Ballet is a unique form in having no written texts or standardized notation; it is a storytelling art passed on from teacher to student. The steps are never just the steps—they are a living, breathing document of a culture and a tradition. And while ballet's language is shared by dancers everywhere, its artists have developed distinct national styles. This abundantly illustrated cultural history from dance critic and historian Jennifer Homans, herself a former professional ballet dancer, traces ballet's evolution of technique, choreography, and performance, offering vivid descriptions of dances and the artists who made them.
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