Passion and Elegance: How Flamenco and Classical Ballet Met at the Ballets Russes

The book commences with the history of Indian, Egyptian, Arab, and flamenco dance then compares and contrasts the history of both classical ballet and flamenco.

Barbara File Marangon taught and choreographed ballets in Italy, the Czech Republic, and Spain. Barbara has a Master of Fine Arts in Dance from the University of Oklahoma where she taught ballet, and she was a recipient of the Ballets Russes Fellowship and a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from the Southern New Hampshire University.