吕艺生所著的《舞蹈学导论(英译本)》，是以舞蹈本体论的视角，试图从理论上认识舞蹈及中国舞蹈艺术。虽然它免不了联系中国古代文论中的理论要义，但更多的是借助西方已经译成中文的舞蹈史论成果，可以说是当代中国舞蹈学界运用中西理论来认识舞蹈本质的一个理论侧面。

为将中国当代舞蹈理论著作翻译成英文并向西方推介的成果之一，《舞蹈学导论(英译本)》(作者吕艺生)以舞蹈本体论为核心，从舞蹈定义、舞蹈本质属性、舞蹈社会功能等视角，探讨舞蹈学自身规律，构建舞蹈学基础理论，强调舞蹈本体，涉及舞蹈表演、教育、创作及舞蹈史等方面。本书结构独特，自成体系，是中国探讨舞蹈学的首部理论著作。

《舞蹈学导论(英译本)》适合对舞蹈艺术感兴趣者及相关研究者阅读。

Introduction: A Phenomenon that Shakes the Society

Chapter 1 Different Visions of Dance

Time and Space

Dance as Attitude on Life

Expression of Emotions

Fluid Sculpture

Rituals of Body

Two Comprehensive Methods of Definition

Chapter 2 The Nature of Dance

Dispute Between Nature and Feature

The Confrontation between Reproduction and Expression

Flow of Movements without Consciousness

The Enhance to the Nature of Dance

Chapter 3 Dance as a System

The Premise of Scientific Research and the Overlap of Systems

Dance in the System and the System of Dance

Division of the System of Dance

Dance in the Social System

Chapter 4 The Borderland of Dance

Dance and Music

Dance and Acrobatics

Dance and Drama

Dance and Fine Arts

Chapter 5 The Different Kinds and Forms of Dance

Folk Dance -- Mother of All Dances

Ballet -- the Change of Rites

Classic Dance -- A Name by Modem People

Modem Dance -- Category and Appearance

Sub-dance and New Kinds of Dance

A Prediction of the Synthesis of Dance and Other Arts

Chapter 6 Movement and Language

Beyond the Embedded Value

Formation and Construction of Dance Movements

"Force" in Time and Space

"Emotion" in Movement

Chapter 7 The Ontology of Dance

Ontology and Dance

Significance of the Form of Dance

Dialectics of Motion

In the Middle of Being the Same and Being Similar

Chapter 8 Inheritance and Creation

Chieftain, Warlock and Dance Teacher

Textbooks and Teaching Theories

Choreography and Creation

The Manipulator behind Aesthetic Appreciation of Dance

Chapter 9 History's Admonitions

Distant Echoes

The Shift between Center and Edge

How did Dance History Develop

The Origins and Variations of Dance

Chapter 10 The Special Carrier

Performance as the Core

Techniques and Art

Dance in "Intoxication" .

Emotional Positioning

Chapter 11 Dance and Science

Between Dance and Science

D·T·V

Consolation to Picasso

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