Anna Paskevska

Ballet: From the First Plie to Mastery

An Eight-Year Course

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"Ballet: From the First Plie to Mastery" is designed as a complement to a beginning student's ballet training. The book opens with a brief description of the benefits of ballet training to young dancers, and then introduces fundamentals and precepts of the technique. Clear photographs show exactly how to execute each movement. Then an eight-year course is presented, taking the student from age 5 or 6 through the teen years, outlining exactly what is to be taught and how it is to be performed. A glossary, bibliography, and discography close the book. Young girls-and increasingly boys-are drawn to ballet training as a way of developing healthy musculature and bones, building an aesthetic awareness, and enhancing body image. Paskevska believes that-when performed correctly-ballet can provide a lifetime of artistic and physical pleasure. Shunning pyrotechnics and flashy technique, the book offers a solid grounding in the basics of ballet movement that will serve the student well, whether or not he or she chooses to continue training. Through her comprehensive examination of the how, why, and when of performing basic ballet techniques, Paskevska offers a concise and easy-to-follow regimen for everyone from the beginning to more advanced dancer. For ballet students, their parents, and their teachers, "Ballet: from the First Plie to Mastery" is an invaluable first step toward enjoying dance and excelling as a dancer.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Juni 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 280mm x 217mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 463g
• ISBN-13: 9780415942911
• ISBN-10: 0415942918
• Artikelnr.: 21151693

Autorenporträt

Anna Paskevska is Chair of the Dance Department at the Chicago Academy for Arts. She previously served on the faculties of Indiana University and the University of Louisville, Kentucky. She is the author of Both Sides of the Mirror: The Science and Art of Ballet.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 Use and Benefits of Classical Training
Chapter 1 Introduction to Ballet Technique
Chapter 2 Fundamentals for the Ballet Teacher
Chapter 3 Precepts of the Technique
Part 2 Lessons
Chapter 4 First Year
Chapter 5 Second Year
Chapter 6 Therd Year
Chapter 7 Fourth Year
Chapter 8 Fifth Year
Chapter 9 Sixth Year
Chapter 10 Seventh Year
Chapter 11 Eighth Year