| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 403 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Overture -- First movements. -- A (very selective) early history of ballet in America -- Ballet class 101 -- The Russians are coming : The impact of European teachers on American ballet class -- Brought to you by the Ford Foundation : Mid-Century innovation and the dance boom -- Themes and variations. -- Up a steep and very narrow stairway : Teachers, studios, and the business of ballet -- A troubled/troubling history : race and ballet in America -- Yes, boys take ballet class too -- Diplomates of dance : Ballet and higher education -- An art or a sport? Recitals and competitions -- Ballet bodies -- Think pink: Ballet and girl culture -- Ballet and popular culture in America |
| Summary |
A pathbreaking social history that takes seriously the experiences of the countless everyday people who pursued recreational ballet, Ballet Class: An American History explores the growth of this now quintessential extracurricular activity as it became an integral part of American childhood across borders of gender, class, race, and sexuality |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (Oxford Scholarship Online, viewed on August 26, 2020) |
| Subject |
Ballet -- United States -- History
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Ballet -- Social aspects -- United States
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Ballet -- Study and teaching -- United States -- History
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Ballet
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Ballet -- Social aspects
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Ballet -- Study and teaching
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2019009658 |
| ISBN |
9780190908690 |
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0190908696 |
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9780190908713 |
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0190908718 |
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9780190908706 |
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019090870X |
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