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.
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.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Melissa R. Klapper is Professor of History and Director of Women's and Gender Studies at Rowan University. She is the author of Jewish Girls Coming of Age in America, 1860-1920, Small Strangers: The Experiences of Immigrant Children in the United States, 1880-1925, and Ballots, Babies, and Banners of Peace: American Jewish Women's Activism,1890-1940, winner of the National Jewish Book Award in Women's Studies.
Inhaltsangabe
* Dedication * Acknowledgements * Overture * First Movements: * Chapter 1: A (Very Selective) Early History of Ballet in America * Chapter 2: Ballet Class 101 * Chapter 3: The Russians Are Coming: The Impact of European Teachers on American Ballet Class * Chapter 4: Brought to You by the Ford Foundation: Mid-Century Innovation and the Dance Boom * Themes and Variations * Chapter 5: Up a Steep and Very Narrow Stairway: Teachers, Studios, and the Business of Ballet * Chapter 6: Race and Ballet in America: A Troubled/Troubling History * Chapter 7: Yes, Boys Take Ballet Class Too * Chapter 8: Diplomates of Dance: Ballet and Higher Education * Chapter 9: An Art or a Sport? Recitals and Competitions * Chapter 10: Ballet Bodies * Chapter 11: Think Pink: Ballet and Girl Culture * Chapter 12: Ballet and Popular Culture in America * Coda * Bibliography
* Dedication * Acknowledgements * Overture * First Movements: * Chapter 1: A (Very Selective) Early History of Ballet in America * Chapter 2: Ballet Class 101 * Chapter 3: The Russians Are Coming: The Impact of European Teachers on American Ballet Class * Chapter 4: Brought to You by the Ford Foundation: Mid-Century Innovation and the Dance Boom * Themes and Variations * Chapter 5: Up a Steep and Very Narrow Stairway: Teachers, Studios, and the Business of Ballet * Chapter 6: Race and Ballet in America: A Troubled/Troubling History * Chapter 7: Yes, Boys Take Ballet Class Too * Chapter 8: Diplomates of Dance: Ballet and Higher Education * Chapter 9: An Art or a Sport? Recitals and Competitions * Chapter 10: Ballet Bodies * Chapter 11: Think Pink: Ballet and Girl Culture * Chapter 12: Ballet and Popular Culture in America * Coda * Bibliography
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