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1	Technical Manual and Dictionary of Classical Ballet more books like this by Gail Grant add to wishlist From adagio to voyage, over 800 steps, movements, poses, and concepts are fully defined. A pronunciation guide and cross-references to alternate names for similar steps and positions also included. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.74! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Ballet Basics more books like this by Sandra N Hammond add to wishlist Written for the adult beginner, "Ballet Basics" is a well-illustrated introduction to the fundamentals of ballet technique. The text also provides an overview of the history of ballet and introduces students to the world of ballet. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $21.72! \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Pointe Book: Shoes, Training & Technique more books like this by Janice Barringer, Sarah Schlesinger add to wishlist Expanded and updated throughout, this guide provides a thorough examination of pointe shoes and pointe technique. Dancers quickly benefit from the most current research that offers the most recent information on hundreds of contemporary designs, materials, products, and suppliers. It illuminates the shoemaking process and gives advice about how to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.07! \| first editions
4	100 Lessons in Classical Ballet: The Eight-Year Program of Leningrad's Vaganova Choreographic School more books like this by Vera S Kostrovitskaya, Brian Briansky (Translator), Oleg Briansky (Designer) add to wishlist A book of the Leningrad School of Dancing. see all copies from $9.27! new only from $9.27! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Language of Ballet: A Dictionary more books like this by Thalia Mara add to wishlist This is the complete definition and pronunciation guide for common ballet terms. see all copies from $5.00! new only from $7.63! \| first editions
6	Diaghilev's Ballets Russes more books like this by Professor Lynn Garafola add to wishlist 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 (18721929), the Ballets Russes radically transformed the nature of balletits subject matter, movement idiom, choreographic style, stage space, music, ... see all copies from $2.58! new only from $16.96! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Prodigal Son: Dancing for Balanchine in a World of Pain and Magic more books like this by Edward Villella, Larry Kaplan add to wishlist Edward Villella was a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet when that company was George Balanchine's forum. His biography tells the story of the company and the famous choreographer from the perspective of one who was in the thick of it but who kept largely to himself, holding himself back from the all-out dedication to Balanchine that ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.21! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	101 Stories of the Great Ballets: The Scene-By-Scene Stories of the Most Popular Ballets, Old and New more books like this by George Balanchine, Francis Mason add to wishlist Authored by one of the ballets most respected experts, this volume includes scene-by-scene retellings of the most popular classic and contemporary ballets, as performed by the world's leading dance companies. Certain to delight long-time fans as well as those just discovering the beauty and drama of ballet. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.95! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Ballet 101: A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving the Ballet more books like this by Robert Greskovic add to wishlist Ballet lovers and newcomers to the art can learn to watch and appreciate the ballet with this new edition of veteran dance writer Robert Greskovic's comprehensive handbook. Mr Greskovic offers a complete analysis of 16 important and popular ballets, classical and modern. He covers ballet basics, as well as history, the dancers, and technique, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.67! \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Parents Book of Ballet: Answers to Critical Questions about the Care and Development of the Young Dancer more books like this by Angela Whitehill, William Noble add to wishlist This book offers glimpses into the entire ballet training process. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.70! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11	Dancing on Grave more books like this by Gelsey Kirkland add to wishlist Fifty-three million viewers saw her dramatic story on the "60 Minutes" feature--now millions will want to read her story. Chronicling-year relationship with Mikhail Baryshnikov, here is the story of prima ballerina Gelsey Kirkland's tragic downfall and triumphant recovery. 24 pages of p hotos. Advertising in Cosmopolitan. see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
12	Royal Book of Ballet more books like this by Shirley Goulden add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
13	American Ballet Theatre: A Twenty-Five Year Retrospective more books like this by American Ballet Theatre, Elizabeth Kaye add to wishlist Ballet fans worldwide will cherish this beautiful photographic retrospective of the last 25 years of the American Ballet Theatre. Featuring more than 120 black-and-white photographs and more than 50 color photographs, this book captures the historic moments in a troupe whose performances have been described by the New York Times as "a marathon of ... see all copies from $7.50! new only from $49.99! \| SVS
14 view cover	The classic ballet : basic technique and terminology more books like this by Muriel Stuart, Carlus Dyer add to wishlist “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 ... see all copies from $4.00! new only from $7.43! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	The Joffrey Ballet: Robert Joffrey and the Making of an American Dance Company more books like this by Sasha Anawalt add to wishlist Dance critic Sasha Anawalt tells how Robert Joffrey built a distinctly American ballet troupe at a time when most thought only Russians could master the form, and she explores the profound impact of the Joffrey, which came of age during the Vietnam era. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.50! \| first editions
16 view cover	Power to Rise Story of the National more books like this by James Neufeld add to wishlist Power to Rise is the first fully documented account of the artistic and organizational history of this remarkable Canadian cultural institution. Based on archival sources, many hitherto unavailable, of the National Ballet of Canada and the National Archives of Canada, the book includes first-hand accounts of more than fifty of the personalities ... see all copies from $3.88! new only from $4.61! \| first editions
17 view cover	The Art of Teaching Ballet: Ten 20th-Century Masters more books like this by Gretchen Ward Warren add to wishlist From Christiane Vaussard in Paris, to David Howard in New York City and Larisa Sklyanskaya in San Francisco, Gretchen Warren profiles ten world-renowned master ballet teachers to capture their philosophies, training methods and the classroom presence that makes their instruction magical. Based on extensive interviews and classroom observation, ... see all copies from $12.97! new only from $18.72! \| SVS
18	Balanchine's Complete Stories of the Great Ballets more books like this by George Balanchine add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Basic Ballet: The Steps Defined more books like this by Joyce Mackie add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Fifty Ballet Masterworks: From the 16th to the 20th Century more books like this by Lincoln Kirstein add to wishlist Profusely illustrated vision of ballet as movement, art, theatrical spectacle, and history. Penetrating discussions of 50 seminal works, from the 16th to the 20th century. 474 illustrations. see all copies from $12.00! new only from $12.35! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	At the Ballet: Onstage, Backstage more books like this by Sandra Lee, Tom Hunt, Thomas Hunt add to wishlist This elegant look into the life of dance paints a portrait of the unique world of ballet from within America's oldest ballet company, San Francisco Ballet. The photographers' stunning imagery gives the readers an inside look into the daily classes, rehearsals, and performances of these remarkable artist by capturing life onstage and backstage. ... see all copies from $2.50! new only from $166.62!
22 view cover	The Cambridge Companion to Ballet more books like this by Marion Kant (Editor) add to wishlist Ballet is a paradox: much loved but little studied. It is a beautiful fairy tale; detached from its origins and unrelated to the men and women who created it. Yet ballet has a history, little known and rarely presented. These great works have dark sides and moral ambiguities, not always nor immediately visible. The daring and challenging quality ... see all copies from $15.20! new only from $15.20! \| SVS
23 view cover	Bronislava Nijinska: Early Memoirs more books like this by Bronislava Nijiska, Bronislava Nijinska, Bronislava Nijinksa add to wishlist Now in paperback, "Bronislava Nijinska: Early Memoirs"--originally published in 1981--has been hailed by critics, scholars, and dancers alike as the definitive source of firsthand information on the early life of the great Vaslav Nijinsky (1889-1950). This memoir, recounted here with verve and stunning detail by the late Bronislava Nijinska (1891 ... see all copies from $3.00! new only from $22.43! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	The Random House Book of Stories from the Ballet more books like this by Geraldine McCaughrean, Angela Barrett (Illustrator) add to wishlist The latest volume in the Random House Book of . . . series of children's literature brings alive 10 of the best-loved stories from the ballet: Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, Petrouchka, The Nutcracker, Coppelia, Giselle, Cinderella, Romeo and Juliet, La Sylphide and The Firebird. An elegantly illustrated, comprehensive introduction to the ... see all copies from $1.99! first editions
25 view cover	Physics and the Art of Dance: Understanding Movement more books like this by Kenneth Laws, Martha Swope (Photographer) add to wishlist Physics and the Art of Dance gives all who enjoy dance - whether as dancers, students, teachers, or fans - an opportunity to understand what happens when human bodies move in the remarkable ways we call dance. How, for instance, do dancers create the illusion of defying gravity? Or of starting to spin when in the air with no source of force to ... see all copies from $33.46! new only from $33.46!

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	Basic Principles of Classical Ballet by Agrippina Vaganova, Anatole Chujoy (Translator), V Christyakova (Designer) see all from $1.99! new only from $4.35!
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