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  • Nutcracker Nation: How an Old World Ballet Became a Christmas Tradition in the New World by Fisher, Jennifer
    Jennifer Fisher

    Nutcracker Nation: How an Old World Ballet Became a Christmas Tradition in the New World

    A lively discussion of North America's favorite ballet--its history, productions, and significance​ The Nutcracker is the most popular ballet in the world, adopted and adapted by hundreds of communities across the United States and Canada every Christmas season. In this entertainingly informative book, Jennifer...
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  • Classes in Classical Ballet by Messerer, Asaf
    Asaf Messerer

    Classes in Classical Ballet

    A companion guide to one of the bestselling Limelight Edition titles, this book by Asaf Messerer, a founder of what has become known as the Bolshoi School, is one of the most celebrated manuals of classic dance instruction in the world. Messerer has gained...
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  • The Pointe Book: Shoes, Training, Technique by Barringer, Janice
    Janice Barringer

    The Pointe Book: Shoes, Training, Technique

    A complete examination of the pointe technique and pointe shoes is provided in this guide. Dancers tired of their pointe shoes wearing out too quickly benefit from a thorough explanation of the shoemaking process, and the book includes tips that show how to best...
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  • 'Giselle' E Il Teatro Musicale: Nuove Visioni Per La Storia del Balletto by Venuso, Maria
    Maria Venuso

    'Giselle' E Il Teatro Musicale: Nuove Visioni Per La Storia del Balletto

    This essay is dedicated to the study of Giselle, ou Les Wilis, a mid-nineteenth-century ballet born from the idea of the writer Th駮phile Gautier, who composed the book. It was performed for the first time in 1842 in Paris with choreography by Jean Coralli...
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  • Balanchine and Kirstein's American Enterprise by Steichen, James
    James Steichen

    Balanchine and Kirstein's American Enterprise

    In 1933 choreographer George Balanchine and impresario Lincoln Kirstein embarked on an elusive quest to found a ballet company and school in the United States. Though their efforts would eventually result in the creation of the New York City Ballet and the School of...
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  • Teaching Classical Ballet by White, John, Jr.
    John White

    Teaching Classical Ballet

    From his experience of 40 years in ballet as a student, performer, ballet master, and dedicated teacher, John White offers this work of inspiration and step-by-step instruction on the art and craft of teaching classical dance.Stressing excellence in both the creative and the practical...
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  • The History Of Dance - Ballet by Grove, Lilly
    Lilly Grove

    The History Of Dance - Ballet

    This vintage book is a fascinating treatise on ballet. It delves into the colourful history of ballet in ancient societies and explores its development throughout the ages from the dances of the Egyptians to modern opera. "The History Of Dance - Ballet" is highly...
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  • Experiencing Leonard Bernstein: A Listener's Companion by Lafave, Kenneth
    Kenneth Lafave

    Experiencing Leonard Bernstein: A Listener's Companion

    Leonard Bernstein is a household name. Most know him for his classic musical reworking of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet as Broadway's West Side Story. But Bernstein accomplished so much more as a composer, and his body of work is both broad and varied. He...
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  • Getting Started in Ballet: A Parent's Guide to Dance Education by Paskevska, Anna
    Anna Paskevska

    Getting Started in Ballet: A Parent's Guide to Dance Education

    In Getting Started in Ballet, A Parent's Guide to Dance Education, authors Anna Paskevska and Maureen Janson comprehensively present the realities that parents can anticipate during their child's training and/or career in ballet. It can be daunting and confusing when parents discover their child's...
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  • The Ballet Called Giselle by Beaumont, Cyril W.
    Cyril W. Beaumont

    The Ballet Called Giselle

    First published in 1944, this classic book remains the definitive work on the masterpiece of the Romantic Ballet, Giselle. The book is in two parts, the first dealing with the original 1841 production, the second with technical and critical aspects of the ballet. Part...
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  • The Art of Teaching Ballet: Ten 20th-Century Masters by Warren, Gretchen W.
    Gretchen W. Warren

    The Art of Teaching Ballet: Ten 20th-Century Masters

    "What a superb and inspiring book this is It is a celebration of the art of teaching ballet and it will delight anyone who is interested in classical dancing. . . . It is by a dancer, for dancers, about dancing, and we should...
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  • Diaghilev's Ballets Russes by Garafola, Lynn
    Lynn Garafola

    Diaghilev's Ballets Russes

    In the history of twentieth-century ballet, no company has had so profound and far-reaching an influence as the Ballets Russes. Under the direction of impresario extraordinaire Serge Diaghilev (1872-1929), the Ballets Russes radically transformed the nature of ballet--its subject matter, movement idiom, choreographic style,...
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  • In the Wings: Behind the Scenes at the New York City Ballet by Froman, Kyle
    Kyle Froman

    In the Wings: Behind the Scenes at the New York City Ballet

    Here is New York City Ballet as it really is- the good, the not so good, and the majestically beautiful. It's a true story, and it's told by someone who can honestly claim that he was there.Author: Kyle FromanISBN-10: 1684421977ISBN-13: 9781684421978Publisher: Trade Paper PressLanguage:...
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  • Golden Autumn 2 Piano Sheet Music: Original Solo Piano Pieces by Lachini, Fariborz
    Fariborz Lachini

    Golden Autumn 2 Piano Sheet Music: Original Solo Piano Pieces

    "Golden Autumn 2" is the second installment in composer/pianist Fariborz Lachini's celebrated series of piano albums called Golden Autumn that includes his original writings for solo piano, some of which were originated from the themes he created for film scores. This is the companion...
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  • Golden Autumn 1 Piano Sheet Music: Original Solo Piano Pieces by Lachini, Fariborz
    Fariborz Lachini

    Golden Autumn 1 Piano Sheet Music: Original Solo Piano Pieces

    "Golden Autumn 1" is the first installment in Iranian/Canadian composer/pianist Fariborz Lachini's celebrated series of piano albums called Golden Autumn that includes his original writings for solo piano, some of which were originated from the themes he created for film scores. It was first...
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  • Catherine Littlefield: A Life in Dance by Skeel, Sharon
    Sharon Skeel

    Catherine Littlefield: A Life in Dance

    While she is best remembered today as founder of the Philadelphia Ballet and the director and driving force behind the famous Littlefield School of Ballet, from which Balanchine drew the nucleus for his School of American Ballet, Catherine Littlefield (1905-51) and her oeuvre were...
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  • The Rite of Spring: The Music of Modernity by Moore, Gillian
    Gillian Moore

    The Rite of Spring: The Music of Modernity

    The story behind the scandalous first performance of one of the most influential works in the history of music, as part of the stunning Landmark Library series.On 29 May 1913, at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris, a new ballet by Diaghilev's Ballets Russes,...
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  • And Then Came Dance: The Women Who Led Volynsky to Ballet's Magic Kingdom by Rabinowitz, Stanley J.
    Stanley J. Rabinowitz

    And Then Came Dance: The Women Who Led Volynsky to Ballet's Magic Kingdom

    Presenting for the first time Akim Volynsky's (1861-1926) pre-balletic writings on Leonardo da Vinci, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Otto Weininger, and on such illustrious personalities as Zinaida Gippius, Ida Rubinstein, and Lou Andreas-Salome, And Then Came Dance provides new insight into the origins of Volynsky's life-altering...
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  • Functional Awareness: Anatomy in Action for Dancers by Romita, Nancy
    Nancy Romita

    Functional Awareness: Anatomy in Action for Dancers

    Functional Awareness: Anatomy in Action for Dancers is where anatomy meets artistry. Each chapter provides explorations in embodied anatomy in an engaging manner with the use of images, storytelling, and experiential exercises. It is an accessible introduction to the relationship between daily movement habits,...
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  • The Dancer's Book of Ballet: From Student to Ballerina by Whitehill, Angela
    Angela Whitehill

    The Dancer's Book of Ballet: From Student to Ballerina

    "Originally published by Princeton Book Company Publishers, [1990]"--T.p. verso.Author: Angela WhitehillISBN-10: 0595093825ISBN-13: 9780595093823Publisher: iUniverseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/01/2000Pages: 164Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.55lbsSize: 8.92h x 6.06w x 0.42d
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  • Celestial Bodies: How to Look at Ballet by Jacobs, Laura
    Laura Jacobs

    Celestial Bodies: How to Look at Ballet

    A distinguished dance critic offers an enchanting introduction to the art of ballet As much as we may enjoy Swan Lake or The Nutcracker, for many of us ballet is a foreign language. It communicates through movement, not words, and its history lies almost...
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  • Agnes de Mille: Telling Stories in Broadway Dance by Gardner, Kara Anne
    Kara Anne Gardner

    Agnes de Mille: Telling Stories in Broadway Dance

    This book explores the Broadway legacy of choreographer Agnes de Mille, from the 1940s through the 1960s. Six musicals are discussed in depth - Oklahoma!, One Touch of Venus, Bloomer Girl, Carousel, Brigadoon, and Allegro. Oklahoma!, Carousel, and Brigadoon were de Mille's most influential...
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  • Dance Anecdotes: Stories from the Worlds of Ballet, Broadway, the Ballroom, and Modern Dance by Aloff, Mindy
    Mindy Aloff

    Dance Anecdotes: Stories from the Worlds of Ballet, Broadway, the Ballroom, and Modern Dance

    Mindy Aloff, a leading dance critic who has written for The Nation, The New Republic, and The New Yorker, has brought together here a marvelous book of stories by and about dancers--entertaining and informative anecdotes that capture the boundless variety and richness of dance...
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  • William Forsythe by Driver, Senta
    Senta Driver

    William Forsythe

    First Published in 2000. Choreography and Dance: An International Journal is concerned with the composition of ballet and related forms of dance performed on stage. The journal covers the techniques and training of choreographers, and the development of choreography together with historical, social, folk...
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  • Ballet Music: A Handbook by Naughtin, Matthew
    Matthew Naughtin

    Ballet Music: A Handbook

    This book provides a practical guide for the professional musician who works with ballet companies. It addresses the daily routine of the modern ballet company, outlines the various roles, and examines the complete process of putting a dance performance on stage. Includes a listing...
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  • Swan Lake, Ballet in Four Acts, Op.20: Study score by Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich
    Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Swan Lake, Ballet in Four Acts, Op.20: Study score

    Newly edited and engraved study score for the original 1877 version of Tchaikovsky's first ballet masterpiece. Includes Preface, Synopsis, and Cast of Characters. This is the complete orchestral score, not a piano reduction, based upon the composer's autograph, the first edition issued by P....
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  • Swan Lake Suite, Op.20a: Study score by Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich
    Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Swan Lake Suite, Op.20a: Study score

    Newly edited and engraved. The composer considered an orchestral suite from his great ballet, but never got around to extracting it. An unknown editor compiled the first version, which was issued by Jurgenson in 1900. The Soviet state publishers produced their own version in...
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  • Titian Metamorphosis: Art, Music, Dance: A Collaboration Between the Royal Ballet and the National Gallery by Moore Ede, Minna
    Minna Moore Ede

    Titian Metamorphosis: Art, Music, Dance: A Collaboration Between the Royal Ballet and the National Gallery

    This book celebrates a collaboration between the National Gallery and The Royal Ballet in London, for which Chris Ofili, Conrad Shawcross and Mark Wallinger worked with some of the world's best known choreographers and composers.Author: Minna Moore EdeISBN-10: 1908970049ISBN-13: 9781908970046Publisher: Art / BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished:...
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  • Experiencing Tchaikovsky: A Listener's Companion by Schroeder, David
    David Schroeder

    Experiencing Tchaikovsky: A Listener's Companion

    In Experiencing Tchaikovsky: A Listener's Companion, historian and scholar David Schroeder looks beyond traditional views of Tchaikovsky to explore the dramatic impact of his music by walking readers through the remarkable range of works by this great Russian composer.Author: David SchroederISBN-10: 1442232994ISBN-13: 9781442232990Publisher: Rowman...
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  • Where Snowflakes Dance and Swear: Inside the Land of Ballet by Manes, Stephen
    Stephen Manes

    Where Snowflakes Dance and Swear: Inside the Land of Ballet

    The internationally acclaimed new book that takes you behind the scenes to reveal how ballet really happens: In a scuffed-up studio, a veteran dancer transmits the magic of an eighty-year-old ballet to a performer barely past drinking age. In a converted barn, an indomitable...
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  • The Struggle of the Magicians: Scenario of the Ballet by Gurdjieff, G. I.
    G. I. Gurdjieff

    The Struggle of the Magicians: Scenario of the Ballet

    "My ballet is not a mystery," replied Mr. G."The purpose of it is to present an interesting and beautiful spectacle. Of course, under the visible forms a certain sense is hidden, but I did not aim at demonstrating or emphasizing it. The chief position...
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  • Dance and Music: A Guide to Dance Accompaniment for Musicians and Dance Teachers by Cavalli, Harriet
    Harriet Cavalli

    Dance and Music: A Guide to Dance Accompaniment for Musicians and Dance Teachers

    "Harriet Cavalli has been a great influence on me and my work with music. She understands dance accompaniment better than anyone and explains how and why in her book."-- Mark Morris, artistic director, Mark Morris Dance Group"An insightful and detailed guide that will help...
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  • Making Ballet American: Modernism Before and Beyond Balanchine by Harris, Andrea
    Andrea Harris

    Making Ballet American: Modernism Before and Beyond Balanchine

    George Balanchine's arrival in the United States in 1933, it is widely thought, changed the course of ballet history by creating a bold neoclassical style that is celebrated as the first American manifestation of the art form. In Making Ballet American, author Andrea Harris...
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  • The Ballet Lover's Companion by Anderson, Zoe
    Zoe Anderson

    The Ballet Lover's Companion

    A richly informed, up-to-date performance guide to more than 140 favorite ballets, from the classical era to the present day This engaging book is a welcome guide to the most successful and loved ballets seen on the stage today. Dance writer and critic Zoe...
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  • Stravinsky and Balanchine by Joseph, Charles
    Charles Joseph

    Stravinsky and Balanchine

    Igor Stravinsky and George Balanchine, among the most influential artists of the twentieth century, together created the music and movement for many ballet masterpieces. This engrossing book is the first full-length study of one of the greatest artistic collaborations in history. Drawing on extensive...
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  • Following Balanchine by Garis, Robert
    Robert Garis

    Following Balanchine

    A long-time observer of George Balanchine describes his experience with and reactions to the great choreographer s work. Handsomely illustrated with dramatic photographs of past and present members of the New York City Ballet, this fascinating book is both a major contribution to dance...
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  • Basic Ballet: The Steps Defined by MacKie, Joyce
    Joyce MacKie

    Basic Ballet: The Steps Defined

    All the basic movements in classical ballet, illustrated with 275 detailed photographs. This unique handbook shows all the basic positions, steps, and movements in classical ballet, arranged in the sequence of lessons usually followed over six years of training. An invaluable practice manual for...
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  • Step-By-Step Ballet Class: Illustrated Guide to the Official Ballet Syllabus by Royal Academy of Dancing
    Royal Academy of Dancing

    Step-By-Step Ballet Class: Illustrated Guide to the Official Ballet Syllabus

    Written with the full backing and expertise of the renowed Royal Academy of Dancing and following the new international examination syllabus, this is a completely new edition of the bestselling Ballet Class. Including everything from the basic positions of the feet to exercises for...
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