Butler University Digital Commons @ Butler University Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection Undergraduate Scholarship 2016 Perceiving Dance: Examining the Foundations of American Ballet and Influence of the Press in Establishing Today's Perception of Dance Robyn Jutsum Butler University,
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[email protected]. Perceiving Dance Examining the Foundations of American Ballet and the Influence of the Press in Establishing Today’s Perception of Dance A Thesis Presented to the Department of Dance Jordan College of the Arts and The Honors Program of Butler University In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Graduation Honors Robyn Jutsum April 25, 2016 2 Table of Contents Introduction……………….................................................3 Chapter 1: Diaghilev's Ballet Russes………………......6 Chapter 2: