Dance 

Ballet Guide: Background, Listings, Credits and Descriptions of More than Five Hundred of the World's Major Ballets

A brief history of the ballet is followed by an alphabetically arrangedl isting of more than 500 major ballets giving the plot, staging, choreographer, composer, date and place of the first performance, and the dancers that originally appeared in the work.

750 entries covering individual artists (dancers, choreographers, comosers, teachers, etc.), individual ballets, and ballet companies.

400 signed entries on all aspects of modern dance. The majority treat individuals who have influenced the art since the 19th century and include biographical details, dates, education, awards, roles (if they were performers), and specific works.

Provides good coverage of terms and serves as a companion to the International Dictionary of Modern Dance.