I See America Dancing: Selected Readings, 1685-2000

Pt. 1. Dances Of The Native Americans. 1. The Manners, Customs, And Condition Of The North American Indians (1836) / George Catlin -- 2. The Ghost Dance (1890) / James A. Mooney -- 3. Indian Bureau Regulations (1902) / W.a. Jones, Commissioner -- 4. Keeping The Rituals Alive (1985) / Jill D. Sweet -- 5. Contemporary Native American Pow-wow Dancing (2000) / Tara Browner -- 6. Navajo Night Chant For The Dance Of The Thunderbirds / Translated By Washington Matthews -- Pt. 2. Other Dance Traditions In America. 7. Playford's English Dancing Master (1651) And Country Dancing In America / Kate Van Winkle Keller And Genevieve Shimer -- 8. The War Of The Quadrilles: Creoles Vs. Americans (1804) / Maureen Needham -- 9. Sunday Afternoon Dances In Congo Square (1819) / Benjamin Henry Latrobe -- 10. Japanese Bon Dance Survivals In Hawai'i (1982) / Judy Van Zile -- 11. All Lined Up At The Wildhorse Saloon (1997) / Maureen Needham -- 12. Swingin' Out: Southern California's Lindy Revival (2000) / Juliet Mcmains And Danielle Robinson -- Pt. 3. The Anti-dance Brigade. 13. An Arrow Against Profane And Promiscuous Dancing Drawn Out Of The Quiver Of The Scriptures (1685) / Increase Mather -- 14. From The Ballroom To Hell (1894) / Thomas A. Faulkner -- 15. Dance-hall Reform (1909) / Belle Lindner Israels -- 16. The Twist: Brave New Whirl (1962) / Marshall Fishwick -- 17. The Dance Of The Century (1988) / New York Times, Dec. 12, 1988. Pt. 4. Pioneers Of Theatrical Dance In America. 18. John Durang (1768-1822), First American Theatrical Dancer / John Durang -- 19. The American Career Of Jean Baptiste Francisqui (1793-1808) / Maureen Needham -- 20. Critics React To Fanny Elssler's American Debut (1840-41) / New York Mirror, May 30, 1840, Ralph Waldo Emerson's Journal, Oct., 1841 -- 21. The Black Crook Burlesque (1867) / G.w. Griffin With Mr. Christy For Christy's Minstrels -- 22. Critics React To The Black Crook (1866) / New York Times, Sept. 13, 1866, New York Daily Tribune, Sept. 17, 1866 -- Pt. 5. The Creators: Visions Of America. 23. The American Heroine (1786) / Jean-franḑois Arnould-mussot -- 24. America, A Grand Historical Spectacle (1893) / Imre Kiralfy -- 25. Isadora Duncan's Vision Of America Dancing (1927) / Isadora Duncan -- 26. Dancing For Men (1926) / Ted Shawn -- 27. Platform For The American Dance / Martha Graham -- 28. Declaration / Doris Humphrey -- 29. American Document (1938) / Martha Graham -- 30. Southland (1951) / Katherine Dunham -- 31. A Critic Reacts To Balanchine's Stars And Stripes (1958) / Lillian Moore -- 32. Flag Dance (1970) / Yvonne Rainer -- 33. Naked In America (1999) / Sonjé Mayo With Text By Jean Dell -- 34. Last Supper At Uncle Tom's Cabin/the Promised Land (1990) / Bill T. Jones With Peggy Gillespie -- Appendix : Chronology Of Selected Dance Styles And Genres ; Selected General Readings And References On Theatrical Dance. Edited By Maureen Needham. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [243]-244) And Index.