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Narodny, Ivan

 
9781333667320: The Dance (Classic Reprint)

Synopsis

Explores a global history of human movement, ritual, and performance—from temple dances to grand ballets.

This thoughtful volume traces how dance shaped and reflected cultures across civilizations, religions, and eras, offering a broad view of how movement has expressed belief, ceremony, and identity.

From ancient temples and sacred rites to medieval courts and modern stages, the book connects spiritual dances with social and artistic life. It reveals how dancers and choreographers transformed ritual into performance, and how music, geometry, and rhythm underpin every step.
  • Discover how different cultures used dance to express faith, myth, and communal memory.
  • See how sacred dances evolved into courtly entertainments and later into formal ballet traditions.
  • Learn about the relationship between music, movement, and space in shaping choreographic ideas.
  • Explore the varied folk and social dances that reveal national character and shared humanity.
Ideal for readers of world history and dance, this edition invites you to view movement as a universal language that binds people across time and place.

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