Includes bibliographical references (p. [260]-316) and index.
Contents:
The status of the dance -- Discourses on dancing -- Making a ballet -- Forms of dancing -- Dance conquers the Court I: François Ier and Henri II -- Dance conquers the Court II: Catherine de Médicis and her sons -- Dancing in the country -- Dance as transformation -- The rise of the professional.
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