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A pathbreaking social history that takes seriously the experiences of the countless everyday people who pursued recreational ballet, Ballet Class: An American History explores the growth of this now quintessential extracurricular activity as it became an integral part of American childhood across borders of gender, class, race, and sexuality.
Melissa R. Klapper is Professor of History and Director of Women's and Gender Studies at Rowan University. She is the author of Jewish Girls Coming of Age in America, 1860-1920, Small Strangers: The Experiences of Immigrant Children in the United States, 1880-1925, and Ballots, Babies, and Banners of Peace: American Jewish Women's Activism,1890-1940, winner of the National Jewish Book Award in Women's Studies.
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Overture
First Movements:
Chapter 1: A (Very Selective) Early History of Ballet in America
Chapter 2: Ballet Class 101
Chapter 3: The Russians Are Coming: The Impact of European Teachers on American Ballet Class
Chapter 4: Brought to You by the Ford Foundation: Mid-Century Innovation and the Dance Boom
Themes and Variations
Chapter 5: Up a Steep and Very Narrow Stairway: Teachers, Studios, and the Business of Ballet
Chapter 6: Race and Ballet in America: A Troubled/Troubling History
Chapter 7: Yes, Boys Take Ballet Class Too
Chapter 8: Diplomates of Dance: Ballet and Higher Education
Chapter 9: An Art or a Sport? Recitals and Competitions
Chapter 10: Ballet Bodies
Chapter 11: Think Pink: Ballet and Girl Culture
Chapter 12: Ballet and Popular Culture in America
Coda
Bibliography