The classic ballet : basic technique and terminology /
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| Author / Creator: | Stuart, Muriel, 1900-1991. |
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| Imprint: | Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 1998. |
| Description: | xii, 243 p. : ill. ; 27 x 21cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3399997 |
Table of Contents:
- The Classic Ballet: Historical Development
- The Classic Ballet: Basic Technique and Terminology
- Introduction to Basic Technique
- Correct Posture
- Correct Turnout for Beginners
- Centers of Muscular Control
- Part I. Exercises at the Bar
- Introduction to Bar Technique
- Five Basic Positions
- Plies
- Battements
- Ronds de Jambe
- Releves
- Part II. Exercises in the Center
- Introduction to Center Practice and Adagio
- Basic Positions in the Center (Epaulement)
- Basic Positions of the Body
- Temps Lie
- Port de Bras
- Attitudes
- Arabesques
- Fouette en face en l'air
- Grand Fouette en tournant
- Grand Rond de Jambe en l'air, terminating with Renverse en dehors
- Pirouettes and turning movements
- Linking steps and movements
- Part III. Allegro
- Introduction to Allegro
- Jumps
- Beats (Batterie)
- Part IV. Dance on Pointes
- Introduction to Dance on Pointes
- Basic Exercises on Pointes
- Index