The author follows the life of Louis Horst, a key figure in American modern dance. The narrative is interspersed with photographs and illustrations.

Dorothy Madden's lively book about Louis Horst ("You don't call me Mr. Horst, you call me Louis," he always said) makes for compulsive reading. She follows Horst's extraordinary life, punctuating her narrative with reminiscences, illuminating anecdotes from her personal store of memories, as well as the shared thoughts of others, all interspersed with her choice of evocative and expressive photographs and illustrations, to create a dynamic and memorable portrait of this key figure in American modern dance. "Louis Horst: musician, composer, pianist, violonist, pit player, arranger, super accompanist (all sorts), conductor, regisseur, stage manager, tour tartar, catalyst, editor, writer, critic, teacher, consoler, the Sherlock Holmes of restaurants, keeper of journals and budgets, loan provider, lover, friend..."