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Author:   Scott Speck ,  Evelyn Cisneros
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Edition:   Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 18.70cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.20cm
Weight:   0.664kg
ISBN:  

9780764525681

ISBN 10:   0764525689
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   03 October 2003
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction. Part I: Ballet Dancing from the Top. Chapter 1: Curtain Up! Welcome to the Ballet. Chapter 2: Stocking the Tools of the Trade. Chapter 3: Getting Toasty: Warming Up Your Body. Chapter 4: Leaping into Ballet Basics. Chapter 5: Music, Maestro! Part II: Belly Up to the Barre. Chapter 6: Basic Barre-Tending. Chapter 7: Stepping It Up at the Barre. Chapter 8: Getting a Leg Up. Part III: Center Floor, Anyone? Chapter 9: Getting to Center Floor. Chapter 10: Ballet?s Tasmanian Devil: The Pirouette. Chapter 11: Linking It Together: The Steps Between the Steps. Chapter 12: Ground Control to Ballet Dancer. Chapter 13: Getting More Air Time. Part IV: Living the Ballet Life. Chapter 14: Partners Aren?t Just for Square Dancing. Chapter 15: Exploring Choreography. Chapter 16: What the Heck Are They Saying? The Art of Ballet Mime. Chapter 17: Watching Ballet in Action. Part V: The Part of Tens. Chapter 18: The Ten Most Commonly Used Ballet Steps. Chapter 19: Ten Best-Loved Classical Ballets. Chapter 20: Ten Great ?Contemporary? Ballets. Chapter 21: The Ten Best Ballet Terms for Cocktail Parties. Chapter 22: Ten Fascinating Facts about Professional Ballet Dancers. Glossary. Index.

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Scott Speck has conducted the San Francisco Ballet in hundreds of performances at San Francisco Opera House and Washington?s Kennedy Center. Evelyn Cisneros is Ballet Education Coordinator for the San Francisco Ballet Center for Dance Education.

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