The Foundations Of Classical Ballet Technique

This work picks up where The Foundations of Classical Ballet Technique left off, so where, for example, you would find a single pirouette in the first book, this develops into a double pirouette, an embellished pirouette, or a more complex turn like fouette rond de jambe en tournant.

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.

Never published in English before, this is the most respected and most widely-read manual in the world on the Russian ballet techniques (the Vaganova Method). Published in its final version in 1948, by Agrippina Vaganova (Russia's most influential ballet teacher of all time), this penetrating, insightful and authoritative manual is the best availab

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