Apollo's Angels: A History of Ballet

For more than 400 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, "Apollo's Angels"--the first cultural history of ballet ever written--is a groundbreaking work. Homans, a historian, critic, and former professional ballerina, wields a knowledge of dance born of dedicated practice. 672 pp.