Korean dance : Pure emotion and energy / writer, Curtis File.

'Korea Foundation.'

'The Korea Essentials series is a cooperative project between the Korea Foundation and Seoul Selection to furnish an international reader with insight and basic understanding into the arts and culture of Korea'-Front cover fold.

Chapter 1 Spirit Of The People -- Respect for Nature -- Self-expression -- Highly Emotional -- Stillness -- Verticality -- Props -- Delving deeper -- The anatomy of movement -- Chapter 2 Folk Dance -- Commoner Dances -- Professional Dances -- Ritual Dance -- Chapter 3 Court Dance -- Dangak Jeongjae -- Hyangak Jeongjae -- Delving deeper -- The movements of the court -- Chapter 4 The History of Korean Dance -- Prehistoric Dances -- Gojoseon -- Delving deeper -- The incense burner of Baekje -- The Three Kingdoms -- Goryeo Dynasty -- Joseon Dynasty -- New Traditional Dance -- Chapter 5 Modern Dance -- Ballet -- B-boying -- Meet the Crews -- Competing on the Global Scene -- Delving deeper -- Other performances -- Chapter 6 Dancers and Choreographers -- The Dances of Royalty -- Touches of Modernity -- Preserving Tradition -- Delving deeper -- Choi Seung-hee --Appendix -- National Gugak Center -- Modern Traditional Performance Halls -- Education Centers.