Basic Principles of Classical Ballet

Author: Agrippina Vaganova
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486121054
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 203

Book Description
Discusses all basic principles of ballet, grouping movement by fundamental types. Diagrams show clearly the exact foot, leg, arm, and body positions for the proper execution of many steps and movements. 118 illustrations.

THE FOUNDATIONS OF CLASSICAL BALLET TECH

Author: Royal Academy of Dance (Great Britain)
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781904386988
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description

Dictionary of Classical Ballet Terminology

Author: Rhonda Ryman
Publisher: Royal Academy of Dance
ISBN: 9781904386872
Category : Ballet
Languages : en
Pages : 87

Book Description

The Progressions of Classical Ballet Technique Rp

Author: Royal Academy of Dancing (Great Britain)
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781906980160
Category : Ballet dancing
Languages : en
Pages : 110

Book Description
This title is intended for a higher level of student altogether and, in fact, should only be used by the more advanced student. The book picks up where 'The Foundations of Classical Ballet Technique' left off, so where, for example, you would find a single pirouette in the first book, this develops into a double pirouette, an embellished pirouette, or a more complex turn like fouette rond de jambe en tournant."

Music Fundamentals for Dance

Author: Nola Nolen Holland
Publisher: Human Kinetics
ISBN: 0736096523
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 138

Book Description
Music Fundamentals for Dance is a text for student dancers, choreographers, and dance educators written by an experienced educator and choreographer. This book presents foundational knowledge of the elements of music and describes their application to dance performance, choreography, and teaching. It includes a web resource offering exercises, activities, projects, downloadable examples of music, and web links that provide a range of active learning experiences.

Classical Ballet Technique

Author: Gretchen Ward Warren
Publisher: University Press of Florida
ISBN: 9780813009452
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 395

Book Description
Aimed at advanced dancers, this book discusses classical ballet's basic concepts, techniques, and movements

Ballet

Author: Jennifer Jackson
Publisher: The Crowood Press
ISBN: 1785008315
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 545

Book Description
Ballet is a detailed guide to creative practice and performance. Compiled by ten leading practitioners, each chapter focuses on an aspect of ballet as a performing art. Together they outline a journey from the underpinning principles of ballet, through an appreciation of different styles and schooling, into the dance studio for practice in class and beyond. With additional insights from highly acclaimed dancers, choreographers and teachers, this practical guide offers advice on fundamental and advanced training and creative development. As well as providing information from dance science research into training well-being, this book supports the individual dancer in their artistic growth, offering strategies for exploration and discovery. Topics include: principles, styles and schooling of classical ballet; fundamental technique and advanced expression; developing versatility and creative thinking; advice on injury management, nutrition and lifestyle; choreography and music and, finally, best practice in the rehearsal studio is covered. 'A wonderfully accessible and comprehensive resource about the individual disciplines involved in ballet', Leanne Benjamin OBE, former Principal of The Royal Ballet and international coach.

Celestial Bodies

Author: Laura Jacobs
Publisher: Basic Books
ISBN: 0465098487
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 227

Book Description
A distinguished dance critic offers an enchanting introduction to the art of ballet As much as we may enjoy Swan Lake or The Nutcracker, for many of us ballet is a foreign language. It communicates through movement, not words, and its history lies almost entirely abroad -- in Russia, Italy, and France. In Celestial Bodies, dance critic Laura Jacobs makes the foreign familiar, providing a lively, poetic, and uniquely accessible introduction to the world of classical dance. Combining history, interviews with dancers, technical definitions, descriptions of performances, and personal stories, Jacobs offers an intimate and passionate guide to watching ballet and understanding the central elements of choreography. Beautifully written and elegantly illustrated with original drawings, Celestial Bodies is essential reading for all lovers of this magnificent art form.

The French School of Classical Ballet

Author: Vanina Wilson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780813044514
Category : Ballet dancing
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Offers thirty-three weeks of lesson plans of classic French poses and sequences in the order in which a ballet teacher or master would present them.

A Child's Introduction to Ballet (Revised and Updated)

Author: Laura Lee
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal
ISBN: 076246965X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 99

Book Description
This enchanting introduction to the wonderful world of ballet has been updated to include a removable poster and access to 25 downloadable music tracks. Young dancers have fallen in love with this charming, illustrated exploration of the world's great ballets. Featuring twenty-five famous and beloved pieces such as Swan Lake,The Nutcracker, Peter and the Wolf and Fancy Free, these stories bring iconic performances to life, and inspire readers to listen and dance along to the music that has made them enduring classics. Woven into these tales is a captivating history of ballet, filled with information and profiles of the world's greatest dancers, choreographers, and composers. Young readers will also enjoy fun facts and dancing how-tos all while listening to excerpts of classical music. Also included is a removable, fold-out poster depicting the five positions of ballet.