Abstract
In 1931 Herbert Butterfield wrote an essay in which he raised profound questions about the way history was being studied and written. He called it the Whig Interpretation of History' because the whig approach was the best example of the style of history he wished to discuss. However, the essay presented principles that were relevant to anyone studying history of any kind-principles that are relevant to dance historians today. The major thrust of Butterfield's paper was against the use by historians of current values and ideals to aid them in the assessment and structuring of historical materials. The beliefs of whig historians, for example, were the products of a philosophy in which liberty was valued as the highest of social and political achievements. What is more, they held the view that history had been slowly, methodically, and irresistably advancing toward the liberal society. It was this last belief that Butterfield demonstrated to be so destructive to an under
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