Classic Ballet Basic Technique and Terminology

Name: Classic Ballet Basic Technique and Terminology
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ISBN: 9780375710773

ISBN-10: 0375710779

ISBN-13: 9780375710773

Edition: N/A

Authors: Lincoln Kirstein, Muriel Stuart, George Balanchine

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“For soundness, for clarity, for succinctness, this manual of basic ballet is the best there is anywhere.” –Edwin Denby, The Nation With a precision unparalleled in any other book of its kind, The Classic Ballet presents a lucid text, and nearly six hundred drawings describe and illustrate in minute detail the proper body position, balance point, movement, and attitude of each position and step in the basic classical repertory. As George Balanchine wrote in his preface: “There are no shortcuts to great dancing, but what is necessary to remember and unalterable in its instruction may be found in this book . . . An admirable source of reference for the highest standard of practice.” It is…

Book details

List price: $28.00
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 10/5/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 264
Size: 8.27" wide x 10.24" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.342



The Classic Ballet: Historical Development



The Classic Ballet: Basic Technique and Terminology



Introduction to Basic Technique


Correct Posture


Correct Turnout for Beginners


Centers of Muscular Control



Exercises at the Bar


Introduction to Bar Technique


Five Basic Positions


Plies


Battements


Ronds de Jambe


Releves



Exercises in the Center


Introduction to Center Practice and Adagio


Basic Positions in the Center (Epaulement)


Basic Positions of the Body


Temps Lie


Port de Bras


Attitudes


Arabesques


Fouette en face en l'air


Grand Fouette en tournant


Grand Rond de Jambe en l'air, terminating with Renverse en dehors


Pirouettes and turning movements


Linking steps and movements



Allegro


Introduction to Allegro


Jumps


Beats (Batterie)



Dance on Pointes


Introduction to Dance on Pointes


Basic Exercises on Pointes


Index