Dictionary of Dance

The Oxford Dictionary of Dance, by Debra Craine and Judith Mackrell, Oxford University Press
Dancers, choreographers, teachers, composers, technical terms, major works, important films and organizations involved in the dance world are covered in this dictionary. The reference source ranges from the history of music to the changing design of the ballet shoe, and provides information on a wide variety of dance types, such as classical ballet, Spanish flamenco, Indian bharata natyam, Japanese butoh, and jazz. It also covers post-modern dance and embraces the new activity within traditional forms like ballet, as well as the stream of new dance languages invented by fresh generations of choreographers and many dance forms from all over the world.
On this page: Jacob's Pillow to Jurriëns, Henny.
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Title Index: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z 0-9

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Jaffe, Susan (person)
Jamison, Judith (American dancer)
Janáček, Leoš (Czech composer & musician)
Japan (country, island group)
Jaques-Dalcroze, Émile (Swiss educator & composer)
Jazz Calendar (ballet)
Jeppesen, Lis (person)
jeté (leap in ballet)
Jeu de cartes (ballet)
jig (dance, England)
Joan of Arc (Military Leader / Saint)
Job (work)
Joffrey Ballet (organization)
Joffrey, Robert (American dancer and choreographer)
Johns, Jasper (Artist)
Johnson, Virginia (literature)
Jones, Betty (person)
Jones, Bill T. (American dancer)
Jong, Bettie De (Dutch military leader, politician & statesman/stateswoman)
Jooss, Kurt (German dancer & dramatist)
Joplin, Scott (Jazz Artist)
jota (music)
Jude, Charles (person)