"American dance legend William Christensen founded Ballet West with the help of Utah's 'First Lady of the Arts', Glenn Walker Wallis. Born out of the University of Utah's ballet department, it was, at is founding, the only professional ballet company between Chicago and the West Coast. It quickly became one of the leading companies of the nation ... Accompanied by more than two hundred photographs, the company's history is told chronologically by Ballet West's artisticdirectors ... includes a roster of Ballet West's dancers, past and present, and a repertory list from the first fifty years"--Publisher's description.