The Concise Oxford dictionary of ballet

by Horst Koegler

This revised and updated edition of The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Ballet remains the most comprehensive one-volume reference book in the English language devoted to ballet. Over five thousand entries cover every aspect of ballet over the past four hundred dancers, choreographers,composers, designers, ballets, theaters, ballet schools, companies, and technical terms. This edition includes emended entries and a great many new entries.

Genres: Reference

583 pages, Hardcover

First published October 14, 1982

Reviews

[Surreysmum · Rating 3 out of 5]

[These notes made in 2004]. A useful reference, though limited by its fairly early date (my edition 1977). Very good for European dancers, Ballets Russes, etc.

[reveurdart · Rating 4 out of 5]

Still a very good reference for pre-21th century ballet.