Author: Robert Greskovic
Publisher: Limelight Editions
Keywords: ballet, limelight, loving, guide, complete, learning
Number of Pages: 656
Published: 2005-11-01
List price: $18.95
ISBN-10: 0879103256
ISBN-13: 9780879103255
Veteran dance writer Robert Greskovic’s comprehensive handbook on how to watch and appreciate the ballet is now available in this new edition. It includes a complete analysis of sixteen important and popular ballets, from Swan Lake to Twyla Tharp’s Push Comes To Shove. As Mikhail Baryshnikov states in the book’s foreword: "All the things that ballet fans talk about at intermission, while newcomers stand there wondering what they mean: those things are here...(Robert Greskovic) has been thinking about ballet --- watching it, reading, writing, and talking about it --- day afte
Authors:Allison Kyle Leopold, Dena Moss,
Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin
Keywords: ballet, school, joffrey
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 1999-02-15
List price: $23.95
ISBN-10: 0312194706
ISBN-13: 9780312194703
The world-renowned Joffrey Ballet School makes the art and joy of ballet available to everyone. Let Dena Simone Moss and Allison Kyle Leopold teach you everything you need to know to get in shape, beautifully sculpt your body, and truly appreciate the art of ballet. They’ll let you in on all their secrets, including: -A demystifying explanation of ballet terms and positions -Tips on finding the right instructor and studio-and feeling comfortable once you’re there -Hints on ballet attire-including finding, choosing, and tying pointe shoes -An exhaustive directory of where t
Author: Valerie Grieg
Publisher: Princeton Book Company
Keywords: ballet, fiction, class, fact, separating, technique, inside, anatomical
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 1994-05-01
List price: $18.95
ISBN-10: 0871271915
ISBN-13: 9780871271914
A Dance Book Club main selection, this guide offers a general explanation of anatomy, kinesiology, and technique for ballet dancers, students, and teachers.
Author: Eliza Gaynor Minden
Publisher: Fireside
Keywords: ballet, traditions, joys, technique, guide, companion, dancer
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 2005-10-04
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 074326407X
ISBN-13: 9780743264075
A New Classic for Today’s DancerThe Ballet Companion is a fresh, comprehensive, and thoroughly up-to-date reference book for the dancer. With 150 stunning photographs of ballet stars Maria Riccetto and Benjamin Millepied demonstrating perfect execution of positions and steps, this elegant volume brims with everything today’s dance student needs, including: Practical advice for getting started, such as selecting a school, making the most of class, and studio etiquette Explanations of ballet fundamentals and major training systems An illustrated guide through ballet class
Author: Royal Academy of Dancing
Publisher: Random House UK
Keywords: ballet, royal, academy, dancing, syllabus, official, class, illustrated, guide
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 1998-08-01
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 009186531X
ISBN-13: 9780091865313
This completely new edition of the Royal Academy of Dancing’s Step-By-Step Ballet Class features the very latest international examination syllabus. It presents a comprehensive selection of exercises taken from each of the examination grades, beginning with Pre-Primary and working up to Grade Five, the most advanced. Excellent sequential drawings and explanatory notes take the dancer through each exercise in turn, and topics such as dressing for dance and taking examinations are also included. An essential guide for anyone interested in learning ballet. Founded in 1920, the Royal
Author: Angela Wilkes
Publisher: Kingfisher
Keywords: ballet, book
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2000-04-15
List price: $12.95
ISBN-10: 0753452758
ISBN-13: 9780753452752
Any child who"s been dazzled by dance will treasure The Best Book of Ballet. Lavishly illustrated in full color, this information-packed book offers a behind-the-scenes look at ballet, and shows aspiring dancers the fascinating, elegant world of dance. The Best Book of Ballet takes readers from ballet school, where they"ll learn basic steps and techniques, to the stage, where they"ll learn how a performance is created. Along the way, the detailed text and step-by-step illustrations give an overview of ballet history, display costumes and make-up, and reveal the busy lives of professional dance
Author: Noel Streatfeild
Publisher: Yearling
Keywords: shoes, ballet
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 1993-11-23
List price: $6.99
ISBN-10: 0679847596
ISBN-13: 9780679847595
In the tradition of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s The Little Princess come Noel Streatfeild’s tales of triumph. In this story, three orphan girls vow to make a name for themselves and find their own special talents. With hard work, fame just may be in the stars! Originally published in 1937.
