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Technical Manual and Dictionary of Classical Ballet
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Gail Grant
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.
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Angelina Ballerina
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Katharine Holabird, Helen Craig (Illustrator)
Angelina is a mouse who loves dancing and dreams of becoming a ballerina. Luckily, her parents sign her up for dance lessons at the wonderful Miss Lilly's Ballet School. Color illustrations accompany the text.
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Dancing on My Grave
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Gelsey Kirkland
Prima Ballerina Gelsey Kirkland writes vividly about her years as a dancer, and in particular the hardships a dedicated dancer must endure. She also reveals candid truths about her relationships with George Balanchine and Mikhail Baryshnikov.
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The illustrated book of ballet stories
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Barbara Newman, Gill Tomblin
The perfect gift for aspiring ballerinas, "The Illustrated Book of Ballet Stories" features "The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Giselle", and "Coppelia", beautifully illustrated and enhanced with choreographic and historical information. The book/CD package features the musical highlights of each ballet. Full color.
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The Shape of Love
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Gelsey Kirkland, Greg Lawrence
The stunning follow-up to the shocking, runaway bestseller Dancing on My Grave. Here is the story of Kirkland's brilliant return to the stage, dedication to her dance students, recovery and commitment to herself, and of choices of the heart, when love heals and uplifts the soul. Photographs.
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The Art of Making Dances
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Doris Humphrey
A treatise on choreography by one of the most articulate 20th-century American dance pioneers.
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How to Get Your Cat to Do What You Want
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Warren Eckstein
A leading pet psychologist shows cat lovers how to treat their cat like a member of the family and get it to do many uncatlike things--such as coming when called, sitting, staying, and going for walks. 25 line drawings.
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My Mama Had a Dancing Heart
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Libba Moore Gray, Raul Colon (Illustrator)
Captured by her mother's infectious love of dance, a young girl joyously follows her mother in a dance through the seasons. Illustrations.
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Mao's Last Dancer
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Li Cunxin
The international bestselling memoir of a world-renowned artist's defection from China to America.
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Nureyev: His Life
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Diane Solway
A biography of the handsome and popular ballet star whose life and story is often characterized by myth. Solway has consulted previous sources on Nureyev and interviewed people who knew him in presenting the truth of her subject's life. Nureyev, who began training in ballet uncommonly late, was born in Soviet Russia, left for the West in 1961, and ...
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Oliver Button is a Sissy
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Tomie dePaola
Young Oliver must come to terms with being teased because he prefers reading, painting, and tap-dancing over sports.
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Dancing in the Wings
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Debbie Allen, Kadir Nelson (Illustrator)
Sassy wants to be a ballerina more than anything, but she worries that her too-large feet, too-long legs, and even her big mouth will keep her from her dream. When a famous director comes to visit her class, Sassy does her best to get his attention with her high jumps and bright leotard.
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Conditioning for Dance
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Eric N Franklin
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Angelina and the Princess
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Katharine Holabird, Helen Craig
In this classic story, Angelina is cast in a tiny part of the ballet she'd hoped to star in. She's so disappointed that she wants to quit ballet. Eventually, she makes a decision that leads to an unexpected turn of events. Full color.
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The Pointe Book: Shoes, Training & Technique
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Janice Barringer, Sarah Schlesinger
Studies the development of pointe shoes and the technique of pointe dancing, an artistic innovation that allowed female dancers to carry ballet to new heights of virtuosity.
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Dancing
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Gerald Jonas
The first illustrated, international survey of dancing covers all aspects of dance--not only the major theatrical traditions, but also dance as a form of social, cultural, and religious expression. 275 illustrations, 125 in full color. Index.
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Basic Principles of Classical Ballet
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Agrippina Vaganova, Anatole Chujoy (Translator), V Christyakova (Designer)
Discusses all basic principles of ballet, grouping movement by fundamental types. Diagrams show clearly the exact foot, leg, arm, and body positions for the proper execution of many steps and movements. 118 illustrations.
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The Dance
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Richard Paul Evans, Jonathan Linton (Illustrator)
A father loves watching his daughter dance--from her first recital where she was dressed as an ear of corn to the final dance she does just for him as he nears the end of his life. Illustrated with color paintings. The author's proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to the Christmas Box House International for abused and neglected ...
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My Life
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Isadora Duncan
Isadora Duncan (1877-1927) captivated the American, European, and Soviet cultural scenes with her innovative modern dance and liberated life-style. Published just after her death, "My Life" is a classic and engrossing account of this remarkable visionary and feminist who defied the world's conventions, reinvented dance, and inspired many great ...
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Ballet Basics
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Sandra Noll Hammond
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.
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Dancing with cats
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Burton Silver, Heather Busch
This collection of inspirational photographs profiles a group of people who claim to have achieved joy and higher levels of spirituality by dancing with their pet cats.
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The Little Capoeira Book
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Nestor Capoeira, Alex Ladd (Translator)
Nestor Capoeira, a long-time teacher of capoeira and noted "mestre "(master), begins this revised edition of his bestseller with an in-depth history of the Brazilian art, giving the most popular theories for the origins and purposes of this movement that combines the grace of dance with lethal self-defense techniques in a unique game-song ...
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Swine Lake
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James Marshall
When a lean and mangy wolf stumbles into the Boarshoi Ballet, he finds tasty pigs a-plenty, twirling and whirling in a performance of "Swine Lake." Faced with all those luscious porkers, what's a hungry wolf to do? Well, something totally surprising, as it turns out. Full color.
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Dance technique & injury prevention
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Justin Howse
DANCE TECHNIQUE AND INJURY PREVENTION has established itself as the key reference for everyone involved in dance injury and treatment, physical therapy, and dance instruction. In this newly revised and expanded edition, Dr Howse reviews the subject's five main areas: Anatomy and Physiology; Injuries (general); Injuries (specific) Their Cause and ...
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The dancer prepares; modern dance for beginners
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James Penrod, Janice Gudde Plastino
This accessible, easy-to-read text designed for beginning and intermediate modern dance courses provides students with concrete, practical information on both the technical and creative aspects of modern dance.
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