Description
A salute to the early pioneer dancers, this book presents a panorama of dance in Australia from 1835 to 1949. The book traces a range of performers, from the exotic European dancers, freaks, frauds, and personalities of the early days to Anna Pavlova and the stars of Colonel de Basil's Ballets Russes, and begins with an introduction by Dame Peggy Van Praagh, Founding Artistic Director of the Australian Ballet.
