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1	Inside Ballet Technique: Separating Fact from Fiction in the Ballet Class more books like this by Valerie Grieg With its focus on the natural laws governing human movement and ballet technique, this book gives clear and detailed scientific information relating to the ballet dancer's daily pursuit of strength, flexibility, mobility, and control. see all copies from $4.51! new only from $12.78! \| SVS
2	Beginning Ballet: From the Classroom to the Stage more books like this by Joan Lawson "Beginning Ballet" is an essential first book for ballet students and their parents. Based on two short earlier books, this editions is newly edited and revised. "Beginning Ballet" is a guide to technique, vocabulary and practice in class as well as to the costumes required for class and stage--what to wear and how to make it. Joan Lawson also ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $24.95! \| first editions
3	Following Balanchine more books like this by Robert Garis 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 criticism and an absorbing chronicle of the education of one ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.75! \| first editions \| SVS
4	The World's Great Ballets: La Fille Mal Gardee to Davidsbundlertanze more books like this by John Gruen see all copies from $1.99! first editions
5	A Dance Against Time: The Triumphant Life of a Young Joffrey Artist more books like this by Diane Solway, Tom Miller (Editor) When ballet master Robert Joffrey invited Eddie Stierle to New York to join the Joffrey Ballet, Eddie took the town and the ballet world by storm. Then, at age 19, Eddie tested positive for HIV. At 23, he was dead. This is a powerful book about creativity, love, and the human spirit, beautifully illustrated with rare, dramatic photographs. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	ABC of Ballet more books like this by Janet Grosser Clearly worded, abundantly illustrated little guide defines basic ballet-related terms: arabesque, battement, pas de chat, releve, sissonne, many others. Pronunciation guide included. Excellent primer. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
7	Dictionary of Classical Ballet Terminology more books like this by Rhonda Ryman For students and teachers of classical ballet, this dictionary explains not only what each dance movement means, but how to do it and what it looks like. Each entry contains some or all of the following information: classical ballet term or composite term; international phonetic alphabet pronunciation; simplified English alphabet pronunciation; ... see all copies from $17.15! new only from $17.15!
8	Fonteyn and Nureyev: The Great Years more books like this by Keith Money Keith Money was beginning the first of his noted photographic books on the ballet exactly at the time the great partnership of Fonteyn and Nureyev was formed, and from the start he had a privileged view of the moulding of the two dancers into the team that was to take the world by storm in the 1960s. Money's camera recorded matters on an hour-to ... see all copies from $14.99! first editions
9	The Orchard book of stories from the ballet more books like this by Geraldine McCaughrean, Angela Barrett A collection of ten ballet stories - Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Gisele, Coppelia, The Nutcracker, Petroushka, Romeo and Juliet, La Sylphide and The Firebird, retold by a "Guardian" Children's Prize-winning author. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.86!
10	Teaching Classical Ballet more books like this by John White 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 aspects of teaching, White discusses what it means to be a ... see all copies from $12.85! new only from $27.80!
11	New Dance more books like this by Margery J. Turner, Arlene Zallman see all copies from $1.99!
12	Making a ballet more books like this by Mary Clarke, Clement Crisp see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
13	Ballet stories more books like this by Joan Lawson Presents the stories of 14 traditional and modern works of ballet. Includes photographs of recent productions and historical notes about the music, choreography, and origins of the tales on which the ballets are based. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
14	Tales from the ballet more books like this by Louis Untermeyer, Alice Provensen, Martin Provensen A brief history of ballet is followed by synopses of twenty ballets: The Wood Nymphs; Ondine; Billy, the Kid; Graduation Ball; The Firebird; The Sleeping Princess; Petrouchka; Children's Games; Bluebeard; Swan Lake; Prince Igor; Coppelia; Giselle; Rodeo; The Golden Cockerel; The Rite of Spring; The Phantom of the Rose; The Nutcracker; Scheherazade ... see all copies from $5.35! first editions
15	Picasso's Parade more books like this by Deborah Menaker Rothschild This fascinating study includes all the drawings, some familiar, some rarely seen, made by Picasso for the ballet. see all copies from $75.39! new only from $169.36! \| first editions
16	Stories from the classical ballet more books like this by Belinda Hollyer, Sophy Williams This collection retells the stories from eight major classical ballets with the aim of increasing appreciation of each ballet. The book explains intricacies of plot and the motivations of the characters involved. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.99! \| first editions
17	The ballet goer's guide more books like this by Mary Clarke, Clement Crisp see all copies from $2.34! first editions
18	The Nutcracker Ballet more books like this by Jack Anderson see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
19	Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater more books like this by Jack Mitchell, Richard Philip (Illustrator), Richard Philp (Designed by) see all copies from $2.28! new only from $125.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
20	Repertory in review : 40 years of the New York City Ballet more books like this by Nancy Reynolds see all copies from $8.82! first editions
21	Petrushka more books like this by Geoffrey Ashton see all copies from $1.99! first editions
22	The designs of Léon Bakst for the Sleeping princess, a ballet in five acts after Perrault. more books like this by Léon Bakst see all copies from $9.11! new only from $36.42!
23	I Was There: Selected Dance Reviews and Articles--1936-1976 more books like this by Walter Terry see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
24	Nutcracker more books like this by Yuri Grigirivich, Yuri Grigorovich, Alexander Demidov see all copies from $2.95! first editions
25	The New York Times Dance Review 2000 more books like this by New York Times (Editor) Articles on and reviews of dance (and illustrations that accompanied those articles/reviews) that appeared in The New York Times in 2000 give complete coverage of the national and international dance world as provided by America's most influential newspaper. see all copies from $95.00! new only from $128.61! \| SVS

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