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A History of Ballet
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For more than four hundred years, the art of ballet has stood at the center of Western civilization. Its traditions serve as a record of our past. Lavishly illustrated and beautifully told, Apolloβs Angelsβthe first cultural history of ballet ever writtenβis a groundbreaking work. From balletβs origins in the Renaissance and the codification of its basic steps and positions under Franceβs Louis XIV (himself an avid dancer), the art form wound its way through the courts of Europe, from Paris and Milan to Vienna and St. Petersburg. In the twentieth century, Γ©migrΓ© dancers taught their art to a generation in the United States and in Western Europe, setting off a new and radical transformation of dance. Jennifer Homans, a historian, critic, and former professional ballerina, wields a knowledge of dance born of dedicated practice.
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