Classical Ballet Technique - Warren, Gretchen W.

Classical Ballet Technique by Warren, Gretchen W.

Format: Paperback

Published by University Press of Florida, 1989

In More Than 2,600 Photographs Dancers Demonstrate In Sequence Every Movement In The Classical Repertoire From The Most Basic Ballet To The Advanced. Table Of Contents -- Theory And Tradition -- Basic Concepts -- The Ideal Body Structure And Proportions For Classical Ballet Dancers -- The Ballet Class: Notes For Teachers -- The Movements Of Classical Ballet -- Exercises At The Barre -- Turns At The Barre -- Traditional Transfer-of-weight Movements -- The Method For Turning Centre Barre And Petit Allegro Steps -- The Traditional Turns Of Classical Ballet -- Turning Movements Used In Adagio -- Linking Steps -- Allegro -- Turning Steps En L'air -- Batterie -- Pointe Work -- Reverence -- Classroom Etiquette. Gretchen Ward Warren ; Photographs By Susan Cook ; Foreword By Robert Joffrey. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.