The styles of eighteenth-century ballet

Abstract

Chapter 1 Acknowledgments Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 1 The Rise of French Art of Dance Chapter 4 2 Ballroom Dancing versus Ballet Chapter 5 3 The Four Traditional Styles of Ballet Chapter 6 4 One Man's Style, Another Man's Poison Chapter 7 5 The Fair Sex and Its Style Chapter 8 6 Caprice: To Each His Own Style Chapter 9 7 The Meltdown of the Four Traditional Styles Chapter 10 8 Voluptuousness: The Heartbeat of Ballet Chapter 11 9 Choregraphie: Choreographic Representation and Misrepresentation Chapter 12 Appendix: Remarks on Costume Chapter 13 Bibliography Chapter 14 Index Chapter 15 About the Author