Technical Manual and Dictionary of Classical Ballet more books like this

by 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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Giraffes can't dance more books like this

by Giles Andreae, Guy Parker-Rees (Illustrator)

Gerald would love to join in with the other animals at the Jungle Dance, but everyone knows that giraffes can't dance ...or can they? A funny, touching and triumphant story from an award-winning creative team. 2009 sees the 10th anniversary of this bestselling picture book, loved by children everywhere.

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Angelina Ballerina more books like this

by Katharine Holabird, Helen Craig

Angelina is a pretty little mouse who wants more than anything else to become a ballerina. She dances all the time - even when she's supposed to be doing chores or getting ready for school. Her parents, Mr and Mrs Mouseling, are in despair - but then they think of a plan. They decide it's time for Angelina to go to ballet school - she works hard ...

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Ballet Basics more books like this

by Sandra N 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 and introduces students to the world of ballet.

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Oliver Button is a Sissy more books like this

by 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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Learning about Dance: Dance as an Art Form and Entertainment more books like this

by Nora Ambrosio

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Dancing on My Grave more books like this

by 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 Pointe Book: Shoes, Training & Technique more books like this

by Janice Barringer, Sarah Schlesinger

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 ...

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My Mama Had a Dancing Heart more books like this

by 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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Dinosaurumpus more books like this

by Tony Mitton, Guy Parker-Rees (Illustrator)

All sorts of dinosaurs--including a Triceratops, a Stegosaurus, and a T-rex--get together for a wild night of dancing. Watercolor and pen-and-ink illustrations accompany the rhyming text.

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African Healing Dance more books like this

by Wyoma

Step-by-step course on the healing tradition and expressive movements that are unique to Africa's dance heritage.

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Ballet & Modern Dance: A Concise History more books like this

by Jack Anderson

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The Art of Making Dances more books like this

by Doris Humphrey

This is perhaps the most important book on choreography ever published. Written just before Humphrey's death in 1958, it is her autobiography in art, a gathering of her experiences in performance and a lucid and practical source book on choreography.

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Mirandy and Brother Wind more books like this

by Patricia C McKissack

Mirandy is determined to win her town's junior cakewalk dance contest--a feat she is sure she can achieve if she has the help of the wind. Unfortunately, no one is able to tell her how to capture the wind. Will Mirandy ever be able to win the dance contest? Illustrated with watercolor paintings.

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The Dancer Prepares: Modern Dance for Beginners more books like this

by James Penrod, Janice Gudde Plastino

Written by two highly-regarded professional choreographer dancers, this accessible activity book introduces students to the techniques, combinations, and vocabulary of modern dance. It offers concrete, practical information for beginning and intermediate dancers. Key changes to this new edition include a new chapter on improvization with ...

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The Little Capoeira Book more books like this

by Nestor Capoeira, Alex Ladd (Translator)

In this best-selling capoeira title, now branded as a Blue Snake Book, Nestor Capoeira starts off 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-defence techniques in a unique game-song structure. He discusses some of ...

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Time for Dancing more books like this

by D Hurwin

Samantha and Julianna are best friends who spend almost all their time together. They already plan to attend the same college or pursue professional dance careers after they graduate from high school next year. The duo's plans are changed forever when they discover that Julianna has cancer and could die.

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Ballroom dancing more books like this

by Alex Moore

The ninth revised edition of this handbook that describes the standard techniques of ballroom dancing. For beginners, competition dancers and students of ballroom dancing.

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Basic Principles of Classical Ballet more books like this

by 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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History of the dance in art and education more books like this

by Richard G. Kraus

Third edition has been thoroughly updated so as to reflect the contemporary dance scene and all trends in dance as a performing art and form of education. In addition, the coverage has been expanded to deal with more advanced topics -- such as the dancer/choreographer as entrepreneur. The authors have included discussion of the shift in artistic ...

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Modern Ballroom Dancing more books like this

by Silvester

This guide traces the history of dancing, showing how modern dances orginated and developed, the influence of jazz and Latin-American music, the supremacy of the "English Style" and trends since the war to the present day. It also provides detailed descriptions of all the most popular ballroom dances: the four classics - waltz, foxtrot, quickstep ...

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Hilda Must Be Dancing more books like this

by Karma Wilson, Suzanne Watts (Illustrator)

Hilda Hippo tries other, quieter, activities when her jungle friends are disturbed by her dancing, but nothing else makes her happy until Water Buffalo suggests swimming and she finds a new way to express herself.

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Ballet for Dummies more books like this

by Scott Speck, Evelyn Cisneros

Whether you want to participate in ballet or just watch it, the ballet experience can excite and inspire you. Ballet is among the most beautiful forms of expression ever devised: an exquisite mix of sight and sound, stunning, aesthetics, and awesome technique. "Ballet For Dummies" is for anyone who wants to enjoy all that the dance forms offers - ...

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My Life more books like this

by Isadora Duncan

This autobiography covers the life of Isadora Duncan (1877-1927), whose innovative modern dance and liberated lifestyle captivated the American, European and Soviet cultural scenes and prepared the way for subsequent American modernists such as Ruth St Denis, Agnes de Mille and Martha Graham. The book explores Duncan's own life as a dancer and as ...

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How to Get Your Cat to Do What You Want more books like this

by 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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