Enter the Colonies, Dancing: A History of Dance in Australia 1835–1940 by Edward H Pask

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges. Light foxing. Dust jacket has creasing at top edge and at spine. Dust jacket is now enclosed in glossy protective covering.

This book presents a panorama of dance in Australia from 1835 to 1940. Its varied cast of performers ranges from the intrepid managers, entrepreneurs, exotic European dancers, freaks, frauds and personalities of the early days to Ananna Pavolva and the stars of Colonel de Bas's Ballets Russes, who brought the latest currents in European ballet to Australia. (book flap)