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Minden, Eliza Gaynor.
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Ballet dancing.
Ballet dancing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Minden, Eliza Gaynor.
Ballet dancing.
Ballet dancing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
MARC Display
The
ballet
companion : a dancer's guide to the technique, traditions, and joys of
ballet
/ Eliza Gaynor Minden
by
Minden, Eliza Gaynor.
Fireside Book/Simon & Schuster, c2005
Call #:
792.8 M663bc
Subjects
Ballet
dancing
.
Ballet
dancing
--
Handbooks
,
manuals
,
etc
.
URL856
Publisher description
URL856
Table of contents only
ISBN:
9780743264075
074326407X
Description:
xv, 331 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm
Notes:
"A Lark production."
"A Fireside book."
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [316]-317) and index.
Contents:
Acknowledgments
--
Introduction
--
Part 1: To be a dancer
--
Getting started
--
Selecting a
ballet
school
--
Choosing your level of commitment
--
Ballet
moms and dads: Sine Qua Non
--
What to expect of class
--
What class expects of you
--
Getting the most out of class
--
When to begin pointework
--
All that jazz, modern, and more
--
Ballet
at any age
--
Getting serious
--
Backstage and onstage
--
Summer intensives
--
Auditions
--
Advanced classes: partnering and variations
--
Men's training
--
Competitions
--
Curious dancer: Studio attire-- Ribbons and elastics
--
Ballet
bun
--
Stage makeup
--
Ballet
's courtly origins
--
Tour de Force: Catherine de Medici and Le
Ballet
Comique de la Reine
--
Rebels, rivals, and the "Shakespeare of
Ballet
"
--
Louis XIV and the French tradition
--
Romanticism
--
Extraordinary partnership: Fonteyn and Nureyev
--
Part 2:
Ballet
basics
--
Major schools of
ballet
--
French school
--
Bournonville (Denmark)
--
Cecchetti (Italy)
--
Royal Academy of Dance (England)
--
Vaganova (Soviet Russia)
--
Balanchine
--
Fundamentals of technique
--
Alignment
--
Lift
--
Turnout
--
Positions and orientations
--
Positions of the feet
--
Positions of the arms
--
Sur le Cou-de-Pied
--
Passe or retire
--
Arabesques
--
Attitude
--
Orientations of the body
--
Curious dancer: Dance notation
--
Through the ranks
--
Tour de Force: Tutu much:
ballet
costumes
--
Bournonville and the Danish tradition
--
Ballet
blanc: The Corps de
Ballet
's Triumph
--
Pas de Quatre (not Pas de Cinq)
--
Livry's shroud
--
Part 3:
Ballet
class
--
Before class
--
Warm up
--
Stretch
--
At the barre
--
Plie
--
Releve
--
Cambre
--
Battement tendu
--
Rond de Jambe par Terre
--
Fondu
--
Battement Frappe
--
Developpe
--
Grand Rond de Jambe
--
Petit Battement sur le Cou-de-Pied
--
Rond de Jambe en l'Air
--
Barre stretches
--
Grand battement
--
Center floor
--
Adagio/Adage
--
Allegro: petit and grand
--
Turns
--
Reverence
--
Musicality
--
All about pointe
--
Rise of the ballerina
--
How a pointe shoe works
--
How to select and fit pointe shoes
--
Pointe training and technique
--
Curious dancer: Pirouette tips from the pros
--
Anatomy of a pointe shoe
--
Foot types
--
Tour de Force: Pioneers of pointe: Taglioni and Legnani
--
Petipa and the Tsars'
ballet
--
Pavlova
--
Modern dance
--
Nijinsky
--
Astonish Me, Diaghilev, Fokine, and the Ballets Russes
--
Part 4: Healthy dancer
--
Respect your body; dance forever
--
Eating well to dance well
--
Body esteem: dealing with the mirror
--
Eating disorders
--
Puberty and
dancing
--
Anatomy illustrated
--
Injury prevention
--
Avoiding burnout
--
Ballet
injury "hot spots"
--
Muscles-pulls and tears
--
Anatomical terms
--
Daily care for
dancing
feet
--
If you are injured
--
Cross training
--
Pilates
--
Yoga
--
Resistance training
--
Floor-Barre
--
Gyrotonic
--
Swimming
--
Curious Dancer:
Ballet
's folk dance tradition,
ballet
on Broadway
--
Mime
--
Tour de Force: Tale of two cities: The Kirov and the Bolshoi
--
Balanchine, Kirstein, and New York City
Ballet
--
American
Ballet
Theatre
--
Ashton, de Valois, and the Royal
Ballet
--
Dance boom of the '60s and '70s
--
Part 5:
Ballet
literacy
--
Must-see
ballet
--
Curious dancer: Must-see
ballet
at a glance
--
Historical time line
--
Glossaries
--
Ballet
terms
--
Music terms
--
Theater terms
--
Social dances
--
Dancer slang
--
Further reading
--
Resources
--
Videos
--
Organizations
--
Magazines and publications
--
Index
Summary:
From the Publisher: A New Classic for Today's Dancer. The
Ballet
Companion is a fresh, comprehensive, and thoroughly up-to-date reference book for the dancer. With 150 stunning photographs of
ballet
stars Maria Riccetto and Benjamin Millepied demonstrating perfect execution of positions and steps, this elegant volume brims with everything today's dance student needs, including: Practical advice for getting started, such as selecting a school, making the most of class, and studio etiquette; Explanations of
ballet
fundamentals and major training systems; An illustrated guide through
ballet
class-warm-up, barre, and center floor; Guidelines for safe, healthy
dancing
through a sensible diet, injury prevention, and cross-training with yoga and Pilates; Descriptions of must-see ballets and glossaries of dance, music, and theater terms. Along the way you'll find technique secrets from stars of American
Ballet
Theatre, lavishly illustrated sidebars on
ballet
history, and tips on everything from styling a
ballet
bun to stage makeup to performing the perfect pirouette. Whether a budding ballerina, serious student, or adult returning to
ballet
, dancers will find a lively mix of
ballet
's time-honored traditions and essential new information.
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