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The art of creating dances, especially ballet. That is how my old dictionary defines the word choreography. The ballet books listed on this page have something to do with creating or making a ballet - or - historical information on the dances that became known as ballet. The book "Labanotation" is listed because it covers a technique for notatining dance movement. We would love to hear about more books to find and review for this category.

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Ballet and Modern Dance (with contributions by leading choreographers dancers and critics) by Kirstein, Bejart, Lanchberry, others Dances of England and France from 1450 to 1600 by Mabel Dolmetsch Historical Dances - 12th to 19th Century by Muselene Wood Labanotation - The System for Recording Movement by Ann Hutchison Making a Ballet by Mary Clarke and Clement Crisp	Orchesography by Thoinot Arbeau Pre-Classic Dance Forms by Lois Horst Studies in Ballet by William Chappell


Ballet and Modern Dance (with contributions by leading choreographers dancers and critics) by Kirstein, Bejart, Lanchberry, others Foreword / Preface None		Click Thumbnail for full REVIEW
publication information Octopus Books Limited, London , 1974 , 144 pages, Lavishly photographed - mainly B&W, some color
Unique commentary on the state of the dance c1974.
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Dances of England and France from 1450 to 1600 by Mabel Dolmetsch Foreword / Preface Author		Click Thumbnail for full REVIEW
publication information Da Capo Press , 1976 , 163 pages, Extensive illustrations - black and white
An excellent reference work.
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Historical Dances - 12th to 19th Century by Muselene Wood Foreword / Preface Cyril Beaumont		Click Thumbnail for full REVIEW
publication information Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing, London , 1972, 1964 , 148 pages, None - black and white
Written description of dance steps to bar and beat of the music, for ladies and gentlemen. All the information you need for dancing the Branle, Galliard, Turkeyloney, Gavotte, Cotillon, Allemande, others.
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Labanotation - The System for Recording Movement by Ann Hutchison Foreword / Preface George Balanchine and Rudolf Laban		Click Thumbnail for full REVIEW
publication information A New Directions Paperback , 1961 , 274 pages, Extensive illustrations - black and white
A reference work on Labanotation.
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Making a Ballet by Mary Clarke and Clement Crisp Foreword / Preface Authors Introduction		Click Thumbnail for full REVIEW
publication information Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc. New York , 1974 , 160 pages, Extensive photos, illustration, and notes - black and white
An attempt to de-mystify the process of creating a ballet by using examples of how some ballets were created and how different choreographers, composers, and designers worked.
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Orchesography by Thoinot Arbeau Foreword / Preface Intro and notes by Julia Sutton, Labanotation section by Backer and Sutton		Click Thumbnail for full REVIEW
publication information Dover , 1967 , 266 pages, Many illustrations - black and white
An original source on 16th century dancing.
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Pre-Classic Dance Forms by Lois Horst Foreword / Preface Henry Gilfond		Click Thumbnail for full REVIEW
publication information The Dance Observer , 1972, 1968, 1940, 1937 , 140 pages, Some photos, Many illustrations - black and white
An excellent resource for the court dances up to the 18th century. All dances include copies of sheet music.
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Studies in Ballet by William Chappell Foreword / Preface None		Click Thumbnail for full REVIEW
publication information John Lehmann, Ltd., London , 1948 , 158 pages, Some photos, illustrations - black and white
A well rouded book on ballet dancing, choreography, costume and stage design, the art form c1948.
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