Plie Ball!

Jeffrey M. Katz is a librarian and educator who works with teens and young adults at the New York Public Library. His articles and reviews have appeared in Columbia: The Magazine of Northwest History, Marketing Library Services, Public Libraries, and School Library Journal. He lives in New York City.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments and DedicationForeword by Edward VillellaPrefaceIntroduction—The Ballet of Baseball: Pirouettes on the Pitcher’s Mound and Jetés in the Outfield1. On Stage I: Music Halls, Vaudeville, Broadway and More—19th Century through Early 20th CenturyInterlude: Choreographers on Dance and Baseball—Chris Black, Gail Conrad and Ana Maria ­Tekina-eirú Maynard2. On Stage II: Theater from the Mid–20th Century through the Early 21st Interlude: Choreographers and Dancers on Dance and Baseball—Louis Kavouras, Peter Pucci and Nick Ross3. On Stage III: Concert Dance in the 20th CenturyInterlude: Choreographers and Dancers on Dance and Baseball—Lisa de Ribere, Christopher Fleming and Marianna Tcherkassky4. On Stage IV: Concert Dance in the Early 21st CenturyInterlude: A Physical Therapist, a Ballet Company Volunteer Coordinator, a Dance Company Director and a Baseball Executive Talk about Dance and Baseball—Dean Caswell, Joan Quatrano, Lynn Parkerson and Steve Cohen5. In Front of the Camera: Film, Television and VideoFinal Thoughts: Interviews with Moses Pendleton and Edward VillellaAppendix: Baseball and Dance in Youth LiteratureChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

“For those of us who have known all along that baseball has pervaded every aspect of life, along comes a book to affirm that assertion to the nth degree. If you’d thought the only corollary between baseball and dance was the pirouetting of a double-play combination at second base, you’ve got a lot to learn, and Jeffrey M. Katz is the one to teach you. Plie Ball! is sui generis; there’s nothing I’ve read or seen like it...authoritative.... The book is nothing if not thorough”—The Inside Game (SABR Deadball Era Committee Newsletter).