History of Dance 2nd Edition by Gayle Kassing ISBN 1492536695 978-1492536697

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ISBN 10:1492536695 

ISBN 13:978-1492536697

Author:Gayle Kassing

History of Dance, Second Edition, offers readers a panoramic view of dance from prehistory to the present. The text covers the dance forms, designs, artists, costumes, performing spaces, and accompaniments throughout the centuries and around the globe. Its investigative approach engages students in assignments and web projects that reinforce the learning from the text, and its ancillaries for both teachers and students make it easy for students to perceive, create, and respond to the history of dance.

New to This Edition

History of Dance retains its strong foundations from the first edition while adding these new and improved features:

• An instructor guide with media literacy assignments, teaching tips, strategies for finding historical videos, and more

• A test bank with hundreds of questions for creating tests and quizzes

• A presentation package with hundreds of slides that present key points and graphics

• A web resource with activities, extensions of chapter content, annotated links to useful websites, and study aids

• Developing a Deeper Perspective assignments that encourage students to use visual or aesthetic scanning, learn and perform period dances, observe and write performance reports, develop research projects and WebQuests (Internet-based research projects), and participate in other learning activities

• Experiential learning activities that help students dig deeper into the history of dance, dancers, and significant dance works and literature

• Eye-catching full-color interior that adds visual appeal and brings the content to life

Also new to this edition is a chapter entitled “Global Interactions: 2000–2016,” which examines dance in the 21st century.

Resources and Activities

The web resources and experiential learning activities promote student-centered learning and help students develop critical thinking and investigative skills.Teachers can use the experiential learning activities as extended projects to help apply the information and to use technology to make the history of dance more meaningful.

Table of contents: 

Part I Dance in Early History
Chapter. Dance at the Dawn of Time
Chapter. Dance in Ancient Civilizations

• Ancient Egypt

• Ancient Crete

• Ancient Greece

• Rome and the Roman Empire
  Chapter. Dance From the Middle Ages Through the Renaissance

Part II Dance in Modern History: The Renaissance to the 20th Century
Chapter. Dance at Court: The Late 16th and 17th Centuries
Chapter. Dance From Court to Theater: The 18th Century
Chapter. Romantic to Classical Ballet: The 19th Century

• Romantic Ballet

• Classical Ballet in Russia
  Chapter. Dance in the United States: The 17th Through 19th Centuries

Part III American Dance in the 20th Century and Beyond
Chapter. Imported Influences: 1900–1929

• Russo-American Ballet

• New Dance
  Chapter. Emerging American Dance: 1930–1944

• Emerging American Ballet

• Emerging American Modern Dance
  Chapter. Maturing Classics: 1945–1959

• Maturing American Ballet

• Maturing American Modern Dance
  Chapter. Chance and Change: 1960–1979

• Chance and Change in Ballet

• Chance and Change in Modern Dance
  Chapter. New Directions: 1980–2000

• New Directions for American Ballet

• New Directions in Postmodern Dance
  Chapter. Global Interactions: 2000–2016

• Global Interactions in Ballet

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