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NATIONALBESTSELLERFormorethanfourhundredyears,theartofballethasstoodatthecenterofWesterncivilization.Itstraditionsserveasarecordofourpast.Lavishlyillustratedandbeautifullytold,Apollo’sAngels—thefirstculturalhistoryofballeteverwritten—isagroundbreakingwork.Fromballet’soriginsintheRenaissanceandthecodificationofitsbasicstepsandpositionsunderFrance’sLouisXIV(himselfanaviddancer),theartformwounditswaythroughthecourtsofEurope,fromParisandMilantoViennaandSt.Petersburg.Inthetwentiethcentury,émigrédancerstaughttheirarttoagenerationintheUnitedStatesandinWesternEurope,settingoffanewandradicaltransformationofdance.JenniferHomans,ahistorian,critic,andformerprofessionalballerina,wieldsaknowledgeofdancebornofdedicatedpractice.Heradmirationandlovefortheballet,asEntertainmentWeeklynotes,brings“adancer’sgraceandsure-footedagilitytothepage.”NAMEDONEOFTHEBESTBOOKSOFTHEYEARBYTHE?NEWYORKTIMESBOOKREVIEW??LOSANGELESTIMES?SANFRANCISCOCHRONICLE?PUBLISHERSWEEKLY