Chapter I The Dance Foundation of the Republic of China 1949-957
Section One Wind Blew from Fields
I. First Glimmer of Dawn
II. Rural-urban Symphony with Red Silk and Waist Drum
Section Two Transition between North China and South China
I. Transition Tide of Song and Dance Troupes
II. Artistic Exploration of New Roads
Section Three Elite Education
I. A Lotus with two Blossoms on one Stalk-dance Movement and Dance
Research
II. Preliminary Construction of the Beijing Dance School
m. A Violent Death of Pegasus
Section Four Three Legs of a Tripod
I . Refined Art from Folk Dance
II. Classical Dance from New Methods and Drama
III. The Pluralistic Troop''s Dance
Section Five Preliminary Study on Drama Dance
Chapter II The Rise of Folk Dance Culture 1958q965
Section One Rooted in the Fertile Soil
I. Flowers Blooming over the Land of Folk Dance
II. Archaic Style, Great Men
Section Two The Foundation of Dance Dramas
Chapter III The Ebb and Flow during the Cultural Revolution 1966-1976
Section One An Awful Distortion
I. "Revolutionary Model Operas" in Unprecedented Popularity
II. "Class Struggle" Guided the Dance Creation
Section Two A Creeping Undercurrent
I. Ballet Produced Another Harvest
II. Small Works Took Flight
Chapter IV Dethronement of the Classic Paradigm 1976-1989
Section One Revival of the Elegant Art
I. The Dance of New Era
II. The Upsurge of Antique Styled Dance
m. The Classical Dance again Favored Ancient Customs
Section Two Cultural Revival
I. The Awaking of Dance and Cultural Consciousness
II. The Local Styled Song-dance Came into Being
Section Three A Tradition Breakthrough
I. The Change of Dance Language Style
II. The Change of Dance Ideology
Chapter V The Prosperity of the Art of Dance 1980-2000
Section One The Charm of Ballet
Section Two The Thrust of Literature
Section Three The Impetus of Original Creations
Chapter VI Manifestation of the Main Consciousness 1990-2000
Section One The Deconstruction of the Classical
I. The Deconstruction of the Neoclassicism
II. The Aesthetics of Chinese Classical Dance
Section Two A Parse of the Folk Dance
I. A Breakthrough of Dance Drama of Han Chinese People
II. A Bumper Harvest of the Minority Theatres
Section Three Named after the Contemporary
Section Four The Modem Tide Rises
I. The Exploration on Takes Doctrine
II. Independent Character, Local Integration
Section Five The Construction of Dancology
I. The Chinese Dancology Rose in History
II. The Basic Achievements of Dancology Construction
Conclusion: An Unfinished Change
Appendix The Chinese Dance Events 1949-2000