History of Dance: An Interactive Arts Approach provides an in-
depth look at dance from the dawn of time through the 20th
century. Using an investigative approach, this book presents the
who, what, when, where, why, and how of dance history in
relation to other arts and to historical, political, and social
events. In so doing, this text provides a number of ways to
create, perceive, and respond to the history of dance through
integrated arts and technology. This study of dancers, dances,
and dance works within an interactive arts, culture, and
technology environment is supported by the National Standards in
dance, arts education, social studies, and technology education.
History of Dance: An Interactive Arts Approach has four parts.
Part I explains the tools used to capture dance from the past.
Part II begins a chronological study of dance, beginning with
its origins and moving through ancient civilizations and the
Middle Ages through the Renaissance. Part III covers dance from
the 17th to the 20th century, in