Enter the Colonies, Dancing : A History of Dance in Australia, 1835-1940

A salute to the early pioneer dancers, this book presents a panorama of dance in Australia from 1835 to 1949. The book traces a range of performers, from the exotic European dancers, freaks, frauds, and personalities of the early days to Anna Pavlova and the stars of Colonel de Basil's Ballets Russes, and begins with an introduction by Dame Peggy Van Praagh, Founding Artistic Director of the Australian Ballet.Pask, Edward H. is the author of 'Enter the Colonies, Dancing : A History of Dance in Australia, 1835-1940', published 1980 under ISBN 9780195505894 and ISBN 0195505891.