Author : Susan Kuklin
Publisher : Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 42,40 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780027512359
A little girl describes, in text and illustrations, what she does in her ballet class. Includes information on how to choose a ballet class for young children.
Author : Adèle Geras
Publisher : Orchard Books
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 12,85 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Ballet dancing
ISBN : 9781846165214
Gentle text and delightful illustrations combine to create the perfect book for any budding ballerina. The accompanying CD perfectly captures the beauty and delight of the book.
Author : Melissa R. Klapper
Publisher :
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 48,97 MB
Release : 2020
Category : History
ISBN : 0190908688
A pathbreaking social history that takes seriously the experiences of the countless everyday people who pursued recreational ballet, Ballet Class: An American History explores the growth of this now quintessential extracurricular activity as it became an integral part of American childhood across borders of gender, class, race, and sexuality.
Author : Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 12,95 MB
Release : 2016-06-14
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1481461893
Text and photographs take readers through their very first gymnastics class.
Author : Eliza Gaynor Minden
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 31,63 MB
Release : 2007-11-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1416595716
A New Classic for Today's Dancer The Ballet Companion is a fresh, comprehensive, and thoroughly up-to-date reference book for the dancer. With 150 stunning photographs of ballet stars Maria Riccetto and Benjamin Millepied demonstrating perfect execution of positions and steps, this elegant volume brims with everything today's dance student needs, including: Practical advice for getting started, such as selecting a school, making the most of class, and studio etiquette Explanations of ballet fundamentals and major training systems An illustrated guide through ballet class -- warm-up, barre, and center floor Guidelines for safe, healthy dancing through a sensible diet, injury prevention, and cross-training with yoga and Pilates Descriptions of must-see ballets and glossaries of dance, music, and theater terms Along the way you'll find technique secrets from stars of American Ballet Theatre, lavishly illustrated sidebars on ballet history, and tips on everything from styling a ballet bun to stage makeup to performing the perfect pirouette. Whether a budding ballerina, serious student, or adult returning to ballet, dancers will find a lively mix of ballet's time-honored traditions and essential new information.
Author : Lise Friedman
Publisher : Workman Publishing
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 16,14 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780761113522
Photographs, captions, callouts, and text provide an interactive introduction to ballet, covering stretching, the five basic positions, and more complicated moves.
Author : Elizabeth Schaefer
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 41,91 MB
Release : 2014-07-29
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 054576632X
A ballet-themed 8x8 storybook featuring Peppa -- a lovable, slightly bossy little piggy! Peppa Pig goes to her very first ballet lesson where she learns a graceful dance routine. But when Peppa decides to teach Mummy Pig and Daddy Pig how to dance, too, she finds out they might just have some dance moves of their own!
Author : Chloe Angyal
Publisher : Bold Type Books
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 33,85 MB
Release : 2021-05-04
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1645036723
A reckoning with one of our most beloved art forms, whose past and present are shaped by gender, racial, and class inequities—and a look inside the fight for its future Every day, in dance studios all across America, legions of little children line up at the barre to take ballet class. This time in the studio shapes their lives, instilling lessons about gender, power, bodies, and their place in the world both in and outside of dance. In Turning Pointe, journalist Chloe Angyal captures the intense love for ballet that so many dancers feel, while also grappling with its devastating shortcomings: the power imbalance of an art form performed mostly by women, but dominated by men; the impossible standards of beauty and thinness; and the racism that keeps so many people of color out of ballet. As the rigid traditions of ballet grow increasingly out of step with the modern world, a new generation of dancers is confronting these issues head on, in the studio and on stage. For ballet to survive the twenty-first century and forge a path into a more socially just future, this reckoning is essential.
Author : Mary Helen Bowers
Publisher : Hachette+ORM
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 31,3 MB
Release : 2012-08-14
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 0738215899
Ballet-inspired fitness for every woman! You don't have to be a professional ballerina to look like one! With Mary Helen Bowers' Ballet Beautiful, forget beating yourself up in the gym and suffering through starvation diets for some unattainable goal. You can achieve your ideal body and develop the strength, grace, and elegance of a dancer by following Mary Helen's proven program-one that's got everyone from celebrities to busy moms to executives raving!Ballet Beautiful is a fitness method that blends the artistry and athleticism of ballet with an easy, accessible eating plan that works for every body - and absolutely no dance experience is required. Created by professional ballerina Mary Helen Bowers, this transformative approach to fitness and health will reshape your body and your mind!Ballet Beautiful's three-fold approach is not an extreme workout nor is it a radical diet for an overnight fix; it's a roadmap to achieving and maintaining your ideal health, shape and size-all with the elegance and strength of a ballerina. Part One of the book introduces the program's empowering mindset, the key to supporting and guiding you through lasting change. Part Two, the Ballet Beautiful Method, consists of challenging, effective, and fun workouts that sculpt and tone sleek ballet muscles and build beautiful posture. Whether you have a full hour or only 15 minutes, you can tailor the program to your own schedule and needs. Part Three shares the Ballet Beautiful Lifestyle, a healthy, balanced approach to nutrition. With meal plans, shopping tips and quick but delicious daily recipes that will satisfy and nourish your entire body, it's a stress-free, diet-free plan that will help keep you feeling as strong and healthy as you look.
Author : Jennifer Jackson
Publisher : The Crowood Press
Page : 545 pages
File Size : 27,13 MB
Release : 2021-03-22
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1785008315
Ballet is a detailed guide to creative practice and performance. Compiled by ten leading practitioners, each chapter focuses on an aspect of ballet as a performing art. Together they outline a journey from the underpinning principles of ballet, through an appreciation of different styles and schooling, into the dance studio for practice in class and beyond. With additional insights from highly acclaimed dancers, choreographers and teachers, this practical guide offers advice on fundamental and advanced training and creative development. As well as providing information from dance science research into training well-being, this book supports the individual dancer in their artistic growth, offering strategies for exploration and discovery. Topics include: principles, styles and schooling of classical ballet; fundamental technique and advanced expression; developing versatility and creative thinking; advice on injury management, nutrition and lifestyle; choreography and music and, finally, best practice in the rehearsal studio is covered. 'A wonderfully accessible and comprehensive resource about the individual disciplines involved in ballet', Leanne Benjamin OBE, former Principal of The Royal Ballet and international coach.
