Author | : Jane Yolen |
Publisher | : Barefoot Books |
Total Pages | : 108 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Ballets |
ISBN | : 1841482293 |
Retellings of seven of the world's greatest ballet stories.
Author | : Jane Yolen |
Publisher | : Barefoot Books |
Total Pages | : 108 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Ballets |
ISBN | : 1841482293 |
Retellings of seven of the world's greatest ballet stories.
Author | : Eliza Gaynor Minden |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 362 |
Release | : 2007-11-01 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 1416595716 |
A New Classic for Today's Dancer The 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 -- warm-up, barre, and center floor Guidelines for safe, healthy dancing through a sensible diet, injury prevention, and cross-training with yoga and Pilates Descriptions of must-see ballets and glossaries of dance, music, and theater terms Along the way you'll find technique secrets from stars of American Ballet Theatre, lavishly illustrated sidebars on ballet history, and tips on everything from styling a ballet bun to stage makeup to performing the perfect pirouette. Whether a budding ballerina, serious student, or adult returning to ballet, dancers will find a lively mix of ballet's time-honored traditions and essential new information.
Author | : Rebecca Rissman |
Publisher | : Dance Today |
Total Pages | : 33 |
Release | : 2019 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1543554423 |
It's a dance, dance, evolution! Get to know the plie, arabesque, and other basic steps, and see how ballet has changed over the years. From Anna Pavlova to Mikhail Baryshnikov to Misty Copeland, discover the dancers who added their signature style to this graceful dance form. Go behind the curtain to see what it takes to become a prima ballerina and how a performance comes together.
Author | : Melissa R. Klapper |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 433 |
Release | : 2020 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0190908688 |
A pathbreaking social history that takes seriously the experiences of the countless everyday people who pursued recreational ballet, Ballet Class: An American History explores the growth of this now quintessential extracurricular activity as it became an integral part of American childhood across borders of gender, class, race, and sexuality.
Author | : Wayne Heisler |
Publisher | : University Rochester Press |
Total Pages | : 364 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Music |
ISBN | : 1580463215 |
A richly interdisciplinary study of Strauss's contributions to ballet, his collaboration with prominent dance artists of his time, and his explorations of musical modernism.
Author | : Carol Lee |
Publisher | : Psychology Press |
Total Pages | : 388 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780415942577 |
A history of the development of ballet from the origins of dance through the 20th century.