"Much of the material in the book appeared first in 1962, in the form of an issue of Dance perspectives, under the title Terpsichore: the story of the dance in ancient Greece."
Bibliography
Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (p. 145-154) and index.
Contents
An introduction to the Greek dance -- The dance in prehistoric Crete -- The dance in Mycenaean and Pre-classical Greece -- Animal dances -- The dance and the drama -- Other orgiastic and mystery dances -- Dances at shrines and festivals -- The dance and the people -- The dance as a professional transition to the Middle Ages.