Ballet Recipes The Ingredients Of Classical Ballet Technique

With a generous dash of posture, 500 grams of muscle tension, 4 tablespoons of turnout, 2 teaspoons of weight transfer, a clove of placement and a pinch of lengthening, this book contains all the ingredients of classical ballet technique. An activity book that involves you right from the first lesson, through doing and feeling every movement for yourself. There are no ready meals. Instead, there are kitchen cupboards filled with ingredients you need for preparing and making the best ballet recipes. Once you've understood and mastered the ingredients from part 1 of the book, part 2 teaches you how to apply them to the principles of classical ballet technique. And once you've discovered this 'secret', you'll be able to improve your ballet technique time after time and get lots of enjoyment and satisfaction from this never-ending voyage of discovery! "This book has all the ingredients you need for beginning ballet. Ballet Recipes explains classical ballet technique in a clear, fun and visual way, and the metaphors used in the book will stay in its readers' minds for years to come."Ernst Meisner, Artistic coordinator of the Dutch National Ballet's Junior Company.Artistic director of the Dutch National Ballet Academy

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. Offers dancers, teachers, and ballet lovers information often difficult to locate in other books. 118 illustrations.

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.

Aimed at advanced dancers, this book discusses classical ballet's basic concepts, techniques, and movements

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.

This book commences with the history of Indian, Egyptian, Arab, and flamenco dance, then compares and contrasts the history of both classical ballet and flamenco. The book outlines the early roots of flamenco in India, and the journey of the Romani through the Middle East and Europe up to their final destination in Spain. Alongside this, the history of classical ballet is detailed from its beginning in Italy to its later development in France. The book spans the period from the temples of India to Massine’s Spanish ballet, The Three-cornered Hat, for the Ballets Russes. The chronicle of flamenco's journey from India to Spain is important to understanding the development of classical ballet as it relates to The Three-cornered Hat, which is the culmination of the story. The evolution of costumes, space, scenery, and props is examined along with the historical parallels. This exploration is set to inspire and encourage choreographers to partner other dance forms with ballet as Leonide Massine did with flamenco in The Three-cornered Hat while also challenging the anthropological idea of the language of dance movement tracing the migration of people.