"Sally Banes writes criticism with a dancer's feel for dancing, a personal acquaintance with the choreographers she writes about, a solid knowledge of critical theory, and an awareness of the many relationships of post-modernism to the contemporary cultural context. Terpsichore in Sneakers is a first-rate contribution the best book we have on post-modern dance."--Milton H. Snoeyenbos, Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism "Banes' lucid assessment is a timely and extremely worthwhile book. Banes is highly respected as a dance critic, but she is also a conscientious historian, and it is this side of her that predominates the book."--Susan Reiter, American Dance Guild Newsletter "An impressive achievement and a valuable document of dance history Terpsichore in Sneakers is going to be in demand for a long time, both as a guide to one of the least predictable realms of art and as an example of dance criticism that truly helps us see."--Laura Shapiro, The Real Pape "Sally Banes writes criticism with a dancer's feel for dancing, a personal acquaintance with the choreographers she writes about, a solid knowledge of critical theory, and an awareness of the many relationships of post-modernism to the contemporary cultural context. Terpsichore in Sneakers is a first-rate contribution .

the best book we have on post-modern dance."--Milton H. Snoeyenbos, Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism.