Basic Principles of Classical Ballet by Agrippina Vaganova
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Book Reviews of Basic Principles of Classical Ballet
Book Review: Great when combined with other resources
Summary: 4 Stars
Because my own dance education was rather inconsistent (spent time under teachers who each used Cecchetti, Vaganova, Balanchine, and Neumeier methods), i ordered this book to help me once i myself began to teach. After reading it, i will forever be a Vaganova fan. Her method is, well, methodical. Very detailed, well-thought out and well-planned. It's easy to see why she was so successful. My first struggle was that some of the names of steps she uses are now archaic, so i had to do some research to figure out what she was talking about! I also found this book more helpful when combined with another book, called The Perfect Pointe System, which was developed by a dance physiotherapist in Australia named Lisa Howell. Vaganova's way of teaching artistry is excellent, but i found it necessary to incorporate more modern/scientific ideas about how to use the muscles safely and effectively, which is where Lisa Howell's book came in. I also bought this book together with 100 Lessons in Classical Ballet, which showed how to fit Vaganova's thoughts into an actual lesson. Put together, i definitely learned more from reading these three books than from all my years of "dance education" combined!Book Review: Excellent for teachers and dancers!
Summary: 4 Stars
It dose a wonderful job showing how each movement is suppose to be done step by step and showing all the names of each movement. Even if you do not know how to read you can look at the pictures, which show how, do every movement. The one thing I was disappointed the translator did not explain about the expression of each movement such as effacee expression is proud. The expression of each movement is something unique to the Vaganova Syllabus.Book Review: Nicely Translated Book for those studying Vaganova!
Summary: 4 Stars
This book does well as a student resource for those studying Vaganova Methodology. Simple sketched pictures assists well those individuals whom really want to know what soviet dance instruction is all about.Book Review: Not the best book for reviewing the basics!
Summary: 3 Stars
I would recomend ballet basics. This is better illistrated!Ballet teacher in Tx
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