Understanding Dance

Contents

• Introduction
• Part 1 Groundwork
• Chapter 1 Basic Concepts for Aesthetics
• Part 2 The Nature of Dance
• Chapter 2 Dance as Action
• Chapter 3 Dance as Art
• Chapter 4 Dance as a Performing Art
• Chapter 5 Dance as an Object of Understanding
• Part 3 Understanding of Dance
• Chapter 6 Understanding and Dance Criticism
• Chapter 7 Understanding, Experience and Criticism
• Chapter 8 The Point of Dance
• Part 4 IV Concepts for Understanding
• Chapter 9 Style and Technique
• Chapter 10 Imagination and Understanding
• Chapter 11 Intention and Understanding
• Chapter 12 Expression in Dance
• Part 5 Applications and Implications
• Chapter 13 Aesthetic Education
• Chapter 14 Dance and Society
• Conclusion
• Notes
• Bibliography Index