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Ballet: The Essential Guide to Technique and Creative Practice

Ballet: The Essential Guide to Technique and Creative Practice

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Ballet is a detailed guide to creative practice and performance, compiled by ten leading practitioners and offering insights from highly acclaimed dancers, choreographers, and teachers. It covers principles, styles, schooling, technique, expression, versatility, creative thinking, injury management, nutrition, lifestyle, choreography, music, and best practice in the rehearsal studio.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 192 pages
Publication date: 22 March 2021
Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd


Ballet is a comprehensive and intricate guide to the world of creative practice and performance, meticulously crafted by a collective of ten renowned practitioners. Within its pages, each chapter delves into a specific facet of ballet as a captivating performing art, offering a comprehensive journey from the foundational principles to the intricacies of different styles and educational approaches. Collectively, these chapters paint a vivid picture of the path taken by aspiring dancers, from the confines of the dance studio to the stage, where they hone their skills and showcase their talent.

To enhance the reader's experience, this practical guide incorporates insightful perspectives from highly acclaimed dancers, choreographers, and teachers, providing valuable advice on both fundamental and advanced training techniques. Furthermore, it delves into the realm of dance science research, shedding light on the importance of training well-being and offering strategies to support the individual dancer's artistic growth.

The book encompasses a wide range of topics, encompassing the principles, styles, and schooling of classical ballet, fundamental technique and advanced expression, the development of versatility and creative thinking, guidance on injury management, nutrition, and lifestyle, choreography and music, and best practices in the rehearsal studio. It serves as a invaluable resource, offering a comprehensive understanding of the individual disciplines involved in ballet.

Written by Leanne Benjamin OBE, a former Principal of The Royal Ballet and an international coach with extensive experience, this book is not only accessible but also immensely comprehensive, making it an essential companion for anyone passionate about the art of ballet.

Weight: 632g
Dimension: 190 x 245 x 16 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781785008306

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