A wide variety of writing is included in this anthology, from the practical criticism of Arlene Croce and Edwin Denby to the more scholarly work of Rudoloph Arnheim, Suzanne Langer, and Havelock Ellis. The collection is divided into seven sections: What is Dance?; the Dance Medium; Dance and the Other Arts; Genre and Style; Language, Notation, and Identity; Dance Criticism; and Dance and Society.