Styles of Eighteenth-Century Ballet

An exploration of the various styles of eighteenth-century dance, i.e. ballroom versus ballet, the four traditional styles of theatrical dance, regional preferences for given styles, and the breakdown of this system of styles, together with a consideration of the importance of caprice, dance according to gender, the overall voluptuous nature of stage dancing and finally dance notation and costume.Fairfax, Edmund is the author of 'Styles of Eighteenth-Century Ballet', published 2003 under ISBN 9780810846982 and ISBN 0810846985.