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Needham (dance history, Vanderbilt Univ.) has assembled an array of essays and librettos as colorful and diverse as the history of dance in America. Dance as religious ritual, theatrical presentation, and social function are among the topics addressed in this rich sourcebook for dance and social historians. The book opens with six chapters on Native American dances and continues with considerations of other dance traditions in America, from early English country dances to the quadrilles of 19th-century New Orleans and today's country line-dancing and the revival of swing. A number of primary sources are fea...Log In or Sign Up to Read More