The Classic Ballet Basic Technique and Terminology
by Kirstein, Lincoln; Stuart, Muriel; Balanchine, GeorgeEdition: Reprint
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2004-10-05
Publisher(s): Knopf
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Summary
"For soundness, for clarity, for succinctness, this manual of basic ballet is the best there is anywhere." Edwin Denby,The Nation With a precision unparalleled in any other book of its kind,The Classic Balletpresents a lucid text, and nearly six hundred drawings describe and illustrate in minute detail the proper body position, balance point, movement, and attitude of each position and step in the basic classical repertory. As George Balanchine wrote in his preface: "There are no shortcuts to great dancing, but what is necessary to remember and unalterable in its instruction may be found in this book . . . An admirable source of reference for the highest standard of practice." It is an invaluable tool for the student or teacher of balletas well as a must-have treasure for the balletomane.
Author Biography
Lincoln Kirstein founded the School of American Ballet in 1934 with George Balanchine, and in 1948 the two men established the New York City Ballet, for which Kirstein served as general director until l989. He wrote more than five hundred books, articles, and monographs on the arts, as well as criticism, poetry, novels, and a number of historical and autobiographical works. He died in 1996.<br><br>Muriel Stuart, the last protégée of Anna Pavlova, was an instructor at the School of American Ballet for thirty-five years.
Table of Contents
| The Classic Ballet: Historical Development | p. 3 |
| The Classic Ballet: Basic Technique and Terminology | p. 21 |
| Introduction to Basic Technique | p. 21 |
| Correct Posture | p. 24 |
| Correct Turnout for Beginners | p. 26 |
| Centers of Muscular Control | p. 28 |
| Exercises at the Bar | p. 31 |
| Introduction to Bar Technique | p. 31 |
| Five Basic Positions | p. 32 |
| Plies | p. 34 |
| Battements | p. 40 |
| Ronds de Jambe | p. 64 |
| Releves | p. 74 |
| Exercises in the Center | p. 79 |
| Introduction to Center Practice and Adagio | p. 79 |
| Basic Positions in the Center (Epaulement) | p. 80 |
| Basic Positions of the Body | p. 82 |
| Temps Lie | p. 88 |
| Port de Bras | p. 92 |
| Attitudes | p. 102 |
| Arabesques | p. 106 |
| Fouette en face en l'air | p. 110 |
| Grand Fouette en tournant | p. 112 |
| Grand Rond de Jambe en l'air, terminating with Renverse en dehors | p. 114 |
| Pirouettes and turning movements | p. 118 |
| Linking steps and movements | p. 146 |
| Allegro | p. 159 |
| Introduction to Allegro | p. 159 |
| Jumps | p. 160 |
| Beats (Batterie) | p. 216 |
| Dance on Pointes | p. 233 |
| Introduction to Dance on Pointes | p. 233 |
| Basic Exercises on Pointes | p. 234 |
| Index | p. 241 |
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