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  • Apollo's Angels

    A History of Ballet

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW, LOS ANGELES TIMES, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, AND PUBLISHERS WEEKLYFor more than four hundred years, the art of ballet has stood at the center of Western civilization. Its traditions serve as a record of our past. Lavishly illustrated and beautifully told, Apollo’s Angels—the first cultural history ... Read more

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  • Prima Donna

    by Karen Swan ...
    Ballet, glamour, romance – and tragedy. Prima Donna is an enchanting, exciting story from Karen Swan, bestselling author of The Last Summer and Christmas by Candlelight.Breaking the rules was what she liked best. That was her sport. Renegade, rebel, bad girl. Getting away with it.Pia Soto is the sexy and glamorous prima ballerina, the Brazilian bombshell who's shaking up the ballet world with her ... Read more

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  • Spinning

    Choreography for Coming Home

    by Janine Kovac ...
    When Janine Kovac gives birth to micro preemie twins nearly four months before they are due, she channels the grace and strength that carried her through a successful ballet career. The human body has amazing healing powers if you just know how to listen to it. But old habits bring up old haunts and bitter memories—the futile quest for perfection and a career-ending injury. In the sterile, ... Read more

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  • For højt, for vildt og for meget

    For højt, for vildt og for meget! er en hyldest til kunsten. En kærlighedserklæring til dansens, musikkens og sangens verden og til de dedikerede væsener, der befolker den.”I et hus boede en mand med bister mine og blomst i knaphullet. Hans navn var Far. Far boede der ikke alene. Han havde også tre børn. Den første hed Bror. Den anden hed Søster. Og den tredje hed Tredje.”Sådan begynder Thomas ... Read more

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  • The Art of Class: Improvisation

    by Karen MacIver ...
    Series Book 2 - The Art of Class
    First of its kind, The Art of Class is a practical guide for musicians who want to expand their understanding of the dynamic forces we use when playing for Ballet Class. Full of audio and video examples, think of this as a handbook to consult on days when you need a shot of inspiration.The Art of Class - Improvisation explains why it is important to play without the need to look at music ... Read more

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  • The Rite of Spring at 100

    by John Reef ...
    Series series Musical Meaning and Interpretation
    When Igor Stravinsky's ballet Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring) premiered during the 1913 Paris season of Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, its avant-garde music and jarring choreography scandalized audiences. Today it is considered one of the most influential musical works of the twentieth century. In this volume, the ballet finally receives the full critical attention it deserves, as ... Read more

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  • Pilates

    Series series Thorsons First Directions
    First Directions – an inspirational source of information, insights and practical techniques to change your life.Pilates is an exercise system traditionally used by ballet dancers and models, that is designed to make your body longer, leaner and stronger. The soft exercises combine low-impact but high-energy movements with realignment of posture to build your flexibility, stamina and strength. ... Read more

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  • Swans of the Kremlin

    Ballet and Power in Soviet Russia

    Series Book 233 - Russian and East European Studies
    Classical ballet was perhaps the most visible symbol of aristocratic culture and its isolation from the rest of Russian society under the tsars. In the wake of the October Revolution, ballet, like all of the arts, fell under the auspices of the Soviet authorities. In light of these events, many feared that the imperial ballet troupes would be disbanded. Instead, the Soviets attempted to mold the ... Read more

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  • You, the Choreographer

    Creating and Crafting Dance

    YOU, THE CHOREOGRAPHER, Creating and Crafting Dance offers a synthesis of histories, theories, philosophies, and creative practices across diverse genres of concert dance choreography. The book is designed for readers at every stage of creative development who seek to refine their artistic sensibility.Through a review of major milestones in the field, including contributions to choreography from ... Read more

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  • Albion's Dance

    British Ballet during the Second World War

    by Karen Eliot ...
    When the Second World War broke out, ballet in Britain was only a few decades old. Few had imagined that it would establish roots in a nation long thought to be unresponsive to dance. Nevertheless, the war proved to be a boon for ballet dancers, choreographers and audiences, for the nation's dancers were forced to look inward to their own identity and sources of creativity. As author Karen Eliot ... Read more

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  • Alla Osipenko

    Beauty and Resistance in Soviet Ballet

    Alla Osipenko is the gripping story of one of history's greatest ballerinas, a courageous rebel who paid the price for speaking truth to the Soviet State. She studied with Agrippina Vaganova, the most revered and influential of all Russian ballet instructors, and in 1950, she joined the Mariinsky (then-Kirov) Ballet, where her lines, shapes, and movements both exemplified the venerable traditions ... Read more

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  • Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery

    Minimally invasive procedures are increasingly utilized and are replacing open surgery to reduce scarring and pain, enhance patient recovery, and minimize cost. Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery provides step-by-step guidance, expert instruction, and detailed illustration of current minimally invasive orthopedic spine procedures. With a variety of c ... Read more

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  • Грядущий мир Катастрофа

    Series series Фантастика Век XX
    Гений анабиоза, профессор Моран, отправляет в будущее свою смертельно больную дочь Евгению и рефлектирующего интеллигента Викентьева… Революционная буря сметает последних капиталистов Америки… Чем завершатся небывалые социальные и медицинские эксперименты? Что увидят люди 1923 года в году 2123? Роман Я. Окунева "Грядущий мир" называют первой советской утопией. В книгу включена также фантастическая ... Read more

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  • Experiencing Tchaikovsky

    A Listener's Companion

    Series series Listener's Companion
    The music of Tchaikovsky remains as much loved in the twenty-first century as it was a hundred years ago. But it has so much more to offer than luscious orchestration and tuneful melodies. In Experiencing Tchaikovsky: A Listener’s Companion, historian and scholar David Schroeder looks beyond traditional views of Tchaikovsky to explore the dramatic impact of his music by walking readers through the ... Read more

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  • Don't Act, Just Dance

    The Metapolitics of Cold War Culture

    At some point in their career, nearly all the dancers who worked with George Balanchine were told “don’t act, dear; just dance.” The dancers understood this as a warning against melodramatic over-interpretation and an assurance that they had all the tools they needed to do justice to the steps—but its implication that to dance is already to act in a manner both complete and sufficient resonates ... Read more

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  • Daethon & Arundel

    A ballet in four acts

    Separated by class and by eighteenth century societal rules, a lowly palace servant, Daethon, and the young prince, Arundel, fall in love in a world beset by dangers. Set in the wild lands between Austria and Hungary, they find themselves caught between vampires, witches and the scheming plots of Arundel's power-hungry sister, Lorelle. Daethon & Arundel, a full ballet in four acts, is the first ... Read more

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  • Rudolf Nurejew

    Die Biographie

    "Rudolf Nurejew" erzählt die Geschichte des berühmtesten Balletttänzers der Welt. Geboren 1938 in Sibirien, er absolvierte noch mit 17 Jahren die renommierte Staatliche Choreografie-Schule Leningrad (heute: Waganowa-Ballettschule). Während einer Tournee 1961 in Paris beantragte er Asyl in Frankreich. Mit seinen Choreografien hat er viele klassische Ballettwerke wie "Nussknacker", "Don Quijote" und ... Read more

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  • Balé Infantil Essencial

    Um Guia para os Primeiros Passos na Dança

    Translated by Fama A.I. Salvia ...
    Series Book 2 - Balé
    Descubra a magia do balé com "Balé Infantil Essencial: Um Guia para os Primeiros Passos na Dança". Este livro foi cuidadosamente elaborado para acompanhar jovens bailarinas em sua jornada inicial no universo da dança clássica. Ideal como livro de balé a partir de 5 anos, oferece uma introdução clara e inspiradora aos fundamentos desta arte.O conteúdo explora o caminho para o balé infantil, ... Read more

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  • The Encyclopedia of World Ballet

    Throughout the centuries, ballet has had a rich and ever-evolving role in the humanities. Renowned choreographers, composers, and performers have contributed to this unique art form, staging enduring works of beauty. Significant productions by major companies embrace innovations and adaptations, enabling ballet to thrive and delight audiences all over the globe.In The Encyclopedia of World Ballet ... Read more

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  • Grands portés de pas de deux (Color)

    En un ballet, el "pas de deux" casi siempre es el momento dramático y a la vez lírico en que se produce el nudo o el desenlace de la acción, o el juego del amor y de la muerte, que es la base de toda dramaturgia. El "pas de deux" alcanza el punto culminante y nos dirige hacia el desenlace. Esta obra aporta un completo estudio de esta técnica para la mayoría de los bailarines que están en la última ... Read more

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  • THE THEORY OF INDIAN CLASSICAL DANCE

    (Junior and Senior exam)

    This book contains the fundamentals of Indian classical dance, specifically Bharatanatyam. Covered topics include the eight classical dances forms of Bharat, origin of dance, hasta mudras, music in dance, legends and gurus in the field, abhinaya, exercise and yoga asana that enhances the dance.The book attempts to cover the material outlined in the syllabus for the Junior and Senior, Karnataka ... Read more

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  • The Vanishing of Willa Sloan

    by Andrea Dias ...
    When fifteen-year-old Isabelle’s mother, Willa, vanishes in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, she is devastated. The investigation, overrun by unprecedented challenges, goes cold, forcing Isabelle to move on with her life without any answers or closure. Ten years later, Isabelle discovers that her mother secretly endured several years of sexual exploitation while studying at the Ballet National ... Read more

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  • Reflections on the Revolution in France

    by Edmund Burke ...
    Reflections on the Revolution in France by an English-Irish politician Edmund Burke is a philosophico-political treatise that widely criticizes the revolutionary method programms for rebuilding the society. It was written in the middle of the French Revolution in 1790. The treatise caused a wide social discussion, in particular because of the parallel oratorical activity of Burke in the ... Read more

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  • Why Would a Unicorn Learn Ballet and French

    Unicorn Learning Series

    Series series Unicorn Learning Series
    Shona wants to learn ballet and what all the cool French words mean. She asks for help, and Dreamy the Unicorn comes to her rescue, taking them on a magical and fabulous journey of learning!There is plenty of magic in Dreamy the Unicorn's horn. They meet Tammy, a French ballet teacher, and journey together to a ballet school, a ballet production, and go behind the scenes, while learning key French ... Read more

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