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22) Romeo and Juliet
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A performance of Grigorovich's Romeo and Juliet by the Bolshoi Ballet on the bicentennial anniversary of the Bolshoi Theatre.
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2 videodiscs (155 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This DVD contains a complete visual dictionary and class for the beginner ballet student. It is an invaluable training tool for the student just beginning ballet and reference guide that can be used for years to come.
24) Ballet dancer
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32 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
The reader is introduced to and guided through the basic steps and techniques of ballet. The beautiful history, development, and famous artists of ballet are also discussed.
25) Today's ballet
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29 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
"It's a dance, dance, evolution! Get to know the plie, arabesque, and other basic steps, and see how ballet has changed over the years. From Anna Pavlova to Mikhail Baryshnikov to Misty Copeland, discover the dancers who added their signature style to this graceful dance form. Go behind the curtain to see what it takes to become a prima ballerina and how a performance comes together"--
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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English
Description
"A girl explores her love of dancing and her cultural identity in a lively picture book with echoes of the real-life collaboration between Bharatanatyam icon Rukmini Devi Arundale and ballerina Anna Pavlova. Paro comes from a dancing family. At home, she dances Bharatanatyam with her mom, and now she's excited to learn ballet. But what if she can't dance like the other kids in her class? Ballerinas move like fairies, while Bharatanatyam dancers seem...
30) Ballet
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32 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
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xxv, 643 pages, 40 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Unique among the arts, ballet has no written texts or standardized notation. It is a storytelling art passed on from teacher to student. A ballerina dancing today is a link in a long chain of dancers stretching back to sixteenth-century Italy and France: Her graceful movements recall a lost world of courts, kings, and aristocracy, but her steps are also marked by the dramatic changes in dance and culture that followed. From ballet's origins in the...
34) John's turn
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32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
"Every Friday, in the cafeteria, one of the kids gets up in front of the whole school and does something. A performance. Today it's John's turn."--Front jacket flap.
35) Bea at ballet
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 cm
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English
Description
"Bea and her friends have fun attending a toddler ballet class"--
36) I am a dancer
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1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
One of the greatest ballet dancers of his generation, Rudolph Nureyev is at the height of his powers in this intimate 1972 documentary portrait, which offers an unprecedented look at the training and dedication behind his electrifying art. Providing a unique glimpse into Nureyev's personality, preparation, and techniques, it includes excerpts from his performances in the classical ballets La Sylphide with Carla Fracci and Sleeping Beauty with Lynn...
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (40 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Want to learn the difference between a tutu and a plie? This instructional video is a guide to ballet basics, taking the beginning dance student through the principal techniques and vocabulary of classical ballet, with the emphasis on posture, placement, and movement potential.
An introduction to ballet dancing for the beginner student.
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