Classical Ballet Technique
by Gretchen W. Warren
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Author: Gretchen W. WarrenEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1989-12-01
ISBN: 0813009456
Number of pages: 395
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Summary of Classical Ballet Technique
With this brilliantly imagined and beautifully achieved work, Gretchen Warren has created the fisrt comprehensive, photgraphicaly illustrated reference and teaching guie on classical ballet technique. In more than 2,600 photographs, Johan Renvall, Cynthia Harvey, Susan Jaffe, and an array o other dancers from such companies as the American Ballet Theatre and the Joffrey Ballet demonstrate in sequence every movement in the classical repertoire, from the most basic to the most advanced.The book's design matches each photograph with captions that details appropriate teaching techniques and describe the proper teaching techniques and describe the proper execution of each step. A glossary defines common dance terms, and a pronunciation guide provides phonetic transcriptions of French ballet terms.
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