A Measured Pace is a wide-ranging and substantial contribution to a philosophical understanding of dance.
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- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [545]-560) and index
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- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 792.8/01
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 20
- General Note
- Sequel to: Off the ground Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- ISBN
- 9781442677159 0802005101
- LCCN
- GV1588
- LCCN Item number
- S66 1995eb
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- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaOTU
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (xviii, 580 p.)
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- Canada
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- CaOOCEL
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- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
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- (CaBNVSL)slc00209577 (OCoLC)244767456 (CaOOCEL)420994
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- Mode of access: World Wide Web
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- CaOTU
Table of Contents
- Contents 8
- Preface 16
- 1 Introduction 22
- PART ONE: Kinds of Dance 30
- 2 The Problem of Classification 32
- 2.1 How Showbiz Did It 35
- 2.2 How Libraries Do It 36
- 2.3 Dances as Individuals 38
- 2.4 Dimensions of Meaning 40
- 2.5 Quality and Context 41
- 3 Classification by Context 44
- 3.1 Self-defined and Other-defined 45
- 3.2 Forms of Life 46
- 3.3 Amateur and Professional 48
- 3.4 Regular and Irregular 53
- 3.5 Audiences 55
- 3.6 Dancers 56
- 3.7 The Context of Art 57
- 3.8 Motivations and Meanings 72
- 4 Mimesis 80
- 4.1 Quality: Intrinsic Classifications 80
- 4.2 Formal and Mimetic 82
- 5 Expression 103
- 5.1 Individual Expression 104
- 5.2 Social Expression 111
- 5.3 Being in the World 113
- 6 Formal Principles of Movement 121
- 6.1 Basic Movement Types 123
- 6.2 Recapitulation 140
- 7 Anatomy 145
- 7.1 Feet and Hands 147
- 7.2 Whole and Part 148
- 8 Units and Systems 153
- 8.1 Units of Movement 156
- 8.2 Movement Systems 158
- 9 Rhythm 173
- 9.1 The Conceptual Question 173
- 9.2 The Basics 176
- 9.3 The Sources of Rhythm 184
- 9.4 Repetition, Pattern, and Flow 190
- 9.5 More Conceptual Questions 195
- 9.6 The Uniqueness of Rhythms in Art 199
- 10 One and Many 202
- 10.1 One among Many 202
- 10.2 Groups 204
- 10.3 Chorus and Solo 208
- 10.4 Couples 214
- 10.5 Conclusion 219
- 11 Modes of Dance Organization 221
- 11.1 Narrative 222
- 11.2 Music 224
- 11.3 Dance Form 226
- 11.4 Conclusion 227
- PART TWO: Dance and Related Fields 230
- 12 Dance and Music 234
- 12.1 Symbiosis 235
- 12.2 The Art of Dance and the Art of Music 237
- 12.3 The Relation of a Dance to Its Music 241
- 12.4 Music Structure and Dance Structure 249
- 13 Dance and Language 261
- 13.1 Verbal Mediation 263
- 13.2 Gesture 266
- 13.3 Dancing and Talking 268
- 13.4 What Is Language? 269
- 13.5 The Semiological Extension 277
- 14 Dance and Theatre 283
- 14.1 Performing Arts 283
- 14.2 Dance and Drama 288
- 14.3 Dance and Scene 296
- PART THREE: Aspects of Dance 316
- 15 Dance Values 320
- 15.1 Singularities 322
- 15.2 Generalities 325
- 15.3 Dance Criticism 356
- 15.4 Conclusion 359
- 16 Dancer and Spectator 361
- 17 Learning to Dance 369
- 17.1 Learning Dances 369
- 17.2 Learning Dancing 372
- 17.3 Learning to Dance for the Public 375
- 17.4 From the Particular to the General 380
- 17.5 The Solitary Dancer 384
- 17.6 Conclusion 390
- 18 Dance and Choreography 392
- 18.1 The Basic Hierarchy 392
- 18.2 Composition and Execution 397
- 18.3 Choreography and the Dimensions of Dance 402
- 18.4 What Choreographers Need to Know 404
- 18.5 The Necessity of Choreography 409
- 18.6 Margins of Choreography 410
- 19 The Identity of a Dance 416
- 19.1 Dance and Dancer 416
- 19.2 Performance Type and Performance Token 418
- 19.3 Performance and Performing 424
- 19.4 The Identity of a Dance 425
- 20 Recording Dance 439
- 20.1 Score and Transcription 444
- 20.2 Notation 446
- 20.3 Film and Video 459
- 20.4 Conclusion 470
- 21 Conclusion 472
- 22 Afterword: The Three Graces 478
- Notes 482
- References 564
- Index 580
- A 580
- B 581
- C 583
- D 584
- E 586
- F 586
- G 587
- H 588
- I 588
- J 589
- K 589
- L 590
- M 591
- N 592
- O 593
- P 593
- Q 594
- R 594
- S 595
- T 597
- U 598
- V 598
- W 599
- Y 599
- Z 599
