75 years of Dance Magazine.

HISTORY, LIKE BEAUTY, IS OFT IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER--in this case, five firsthand observers of portions of the seventy-five years that we count as Dance Magazine history. Myths and rumors have grown up around our story, but we have tested and cross-checked against the facts that are available. Not too surprisingly, we found ourselves checking against ourselves, since Dance Magazine has served as the book of record in all its years, reflecting accurately the scope, personality, and trends of dance in its time.

THE SAYINGS THAT WE HAVE HEARD--that we are children of all our yesterdays, that we stand on the shoulders of those who went before us, that those who do not study history are doomed to suffer its mistakes over and over--all are true in some measure. For that reason I have spent some of today's pages to show how far we have come. Joining me in the celebratory task are senior Senior Editor Ann Barzel, who recounts the whole story from her memory and her considerable research; Senior Editor Doris Hering, who remembers contributors from the middle years; and Editor at Large Richard Philp. Clive Barnes and Sylviane Gold have focused their columns on the long view, and countless readers have shared their own or their elders' memories. A surprise note from Joan Wiegers demonstrates the almost mystical circle of our dance community.