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  • Mao's Last Dancer

    by Li Cunxin ...
    Raised in a desperately poor village during the height of China's Cultural Revolution, Li Cunxin's childhood revolved around the commune, his family and Chairman Mao's Little Red Book.Until, that is, Madame Mao's cultural delegates came in search of young peasants to study ballet at the academy in Beijing and he was thrust into a completely unfamiliar world.When a trip to Texas as part of a rare ... Read more

    R184,10

  • 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

    R190,54

  • Ballerina Body

    Dancing and Eating Your Way to a Lighter, Stronger, and More Graceful You

    In her first health and fitness book, celebrated ballerina Misty Copeland shows you how to find the motivation to get healthier and stronger, and how to refine the body you were born with to be lean, strong and flexible, with step-by-step advice, meal plans, workout routines and words of inspiration.Misty offers her own time-tested, ballet-inspired movements that are perfect for women who want to ... Read more

    R341,42

  • Power (The Faces of Evil 3)

    by Debra Webb ...
    Series series The Faces of Evil
    For fans of Karen Rose, Katia Lief and Mary Burton comes the latest romantic thriller from bestselling author, Debra Webb.Sometimes the truth is too dangerous to find...Things are getting better for Jess Harris. Newly appointed as Deputy Chief of Birmingham, Alabama's major crime division, she's hoping to leave the troubles of her past behind. The only problem is that her ex-lover, Police Chief ... Read more

    R98,54

  • Bolshoi Confidential

    Secrets of the Russian Ballet from the Rule of the Tsars to Today

    On a freezing night in January 2013, an assailant hurled acid in the face of the artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet, Sergei Filin. The crime, organized by a lead soloist, dragged one of Russia’s most illustrious institutions into scandal.Under Vladimir Putin, the Bolshoi Theatre has been called on to preserve Russia’s lengthy artistic legacy and to mirror its neo-imperial ambitions. As ... Read more

    R159,03

  • Ballet Beautiful

    Get the strong, toned and graceful figure of a dancer – without the rigorous training!Mary Helen Bowers has helped tone and sculpt the bodies of a whole host of celebrities, including Natalie Portman for her role in Black Swan, plus Liv Tyler, Zooey Deschanel and Helena Christensen. Now, in this fantastic fitness guide, she reveals her exercise, diet and lifestyle plan for transforming your whole ... Read more

    R276,22

  • Everything is Under Control

    A Memoir with Recipes

    by Phyllis Grant ...
    ‘Grant whips up moments of intense emotion and life with the briefest of words and images. Throughout it all, food is the life source, comfort, energiser and inspiration bursting from the pages a la Anthony Bourdain’s Kitchen Confidential.’ Stylist ‘What a beautiful, rich, poetic memoir this is. Phyllis writes of longing, suffering, family, and food with such delicate power. Like the best chefs, ... Read more

    R176,63

  • Apollo's Angels

    A History Of Ballet

    Apollo's Angels is a major new history of classical ballet. It begins in the courts of Europe, where ballet was an aspect of aristocratic etiquette and a political event as much as it was an art. The story takes the reader from the sixteenth century through to our own time, from Italy and France to Britain, Denmark, Russia and contemporary America. The reader learns how ballet reflected political ... Read more

    R423,65

  • Wish (Indigo Ballet Series #1)

    by Grier Cooper ...
    For Indigo Stevens, ballet classes at Miss Roberta's ballet studio offer the stability and structure that are missing from her crazy home life. At almost 16, she hopes this is the year she will be accepted into the New York School of Ballet. First she must prove she's ready, and that means ignoring Jesse Sanders – the cute boy with dimples who is definitely at the top of Miss Roberta's List of ... Read more

    R63,37 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Tales of a Tiller Girl Part 1 of 3

    by Irene Holland ...
    A heart-warming nostalgia memoir from a member of the world famous dance troupe, The Tiller Girls. Based in London in the 1930s, 40s and 50s, Irene’s story will transport readers back to a more innocent, simple way of life.This is the story of a little girl who loved to dance. Growing up in London in the 1930s, dancing was so much more to Irene than just a hobby. It was her escape and it took her ... Read more

    Free

  • HOPE: Indigo Ballet Series, book #2

    by Grier Cooper ...
    Perfection. Beauty. Pain. This is life for Indigo Stevens at the famed New York School of Ballet, where there's no such thing as weakness or privacy and every movement is scrutinized and judged. Indigo hopes she'll be chosen for the company, but her ballet teachers aren't talking and their silence is confusing.When Indigo is singled out for a coveted solo she feels her dreams are finally within ... Read more

    R63,37 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Everything You Wanted to Know About Ballet But Were Afraid to Ask

    by Grier Cooper ...
    Your burning ballet questions answered...• How do I become a professional ballet dancer?• What do ballerinas eat?or do they eat at all?• Are all men who wear tights gay?These are just a few of the questions you'll find answered here. Feel the pain of what it's like to wear pointe shoes, experience the terror of meeting hot, gun-toting guys while on tour with ballet companies in exotic, distant ... Read more

    Free

  • Life in Motion

    An Unlikely Ballerina

    When Misty Copeland first placed her hands on the ballet barre at an after-school community centre, no one expected the undersized, underprivileged and anxious thirteen-year-old to become one of America's most groundbreaking dancers. A true prodigy, she was attempting in months roles that take most dancers years to master. But when Misty became caught between the control and comfort she found in ... Read more

    R248,27

  • 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

    R158,67

  • Kinesemiotics

    Modelling How Choreographed Movement Means in Space

    Series series Routledge Studies in Multimodality
    This innovative work introduces the interdisciplinary field of research of kinesemiotics, offering a new adaptable model and means of analysis for understanding forms of movement-based communication, such as dance, that use a codified language shared by a community of users.It begins with a theoretical overview and review of existing literature on the main approaches to movement-based ... Read more

    R1 146,59

  • Propostas pedagógicas para o balé no Brasil no século XXI

    O livro apresenta um mosaico de propostas pedagógicas para o balé clássico que saem do que comumente professores e professoras dessa técnica têm utilizado: a Pedagogia Tradicional. Nesse sentido, tenta apresentar um panorama de concepções pedagógicas em prática em escolas de dança, ONGs, escolas técnicas e graduações em Dança, de Norte a Sul do país. A ideia é que a obra sirva de inspiração para ... Read more

    R69,00 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Teaching Dance Improvisation

    A Beginner's Guide

    Series series Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies
    Teaching Dance Improvisation serves as an introduction to, and a springboard for the author’s theories, practices, and curriculum building of dance improvisation as a technique. By taking a similar approach to teaching ballet, modern, jazz, tap, or hip hop, this book supplies its reader with an easy-to-follow roadmap in order to begin building and incorporating dance improvisation into dance ... Read more

    R922,21

  • The Ballet Teaching Tree

    Effective Teaching and Learning in Ballet through Body Knowledge, Motivation, Self-Assertion, and Artistic Development

    How can ballet be taught and learned so that technique, health, motivation, and artistic development work together?Ballet is often defined through discipline, repetition, and technical precision. Yet successful ballet pedagogy involves far more than the correct execution of movement.The Ballet Teaching Tree presents a holistic model for effective teaching and learning in ballet. Based on the ... Read more

    R190,44 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Black Queer Dance

    Gay Men and the Politics of Passing for Almost Straight

    Series series Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies
    This book is a groundbreaking exploration of black masculinity and sexual passing in American contemporary dance.Based on ethnographic fieldwork in New York City, the book features keen observations and in-depth interviews with acclaimed dancer-choreographers Desmond Richardson and Dwight Rhoden Co-Artistic Directors of Complexions Contemporary Ballet and Ronald K. Brown, Artistic Director of ... Read more

    R1 196,45

  • Fundamentals of Classical Dance

    Fundamentals of Classical Dance by Agrippina Vaganova is a central work in the study and practice of lassical dance. The Vaganova Method has become one of the most widely respected and used teaching systems in he world of ballet. The book delves into the technical and pedagogical principles that underpin classical dance. It covers a wide range of essential topics, including posture, alignment, ... Read more

    R479,00 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • El lago de los cisnes

    Un beso entre dos culturas

    Se analiza El lago de los cisnes partiendo desde su creación, su adaptación moderna en la danza, su adaptación cinematográfica; todo desde el discurso de la modernidad y la posmodernidad, para entender a la sociedad, la política y la cultura. ... Read more

    R319,00 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Balé Essencial

    Seu Manual Completo para o Mundo da Dança

    Translated by Eka A.I. Salbei ...
    Series Book 1 - Balé
    Descubra o fascinante universo do balé com "Balé Essencial", o seu manual de balé detalhado para iniciar e aprofundar a sua jornada na dança. Este livro ilustrado de balé guia você desde os momentos iniciais, como a importante escolha da escola de balé, oferecendo critérios para avaliar a qualidade do ensino, até os procedimentos de inscrição para a sua primeira aula experimental.Este guia aborda ... Read more

    R342,84 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Art of Class: Studio

    by Karen MacIver ...
    Series Book 3 - 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 - The Studio is an in-depth practical journey looking at the construction of Class from a ... Read more

    R310,33 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Core Strength & Stability for Dancers

    by Kerrie Hains ...
    ‘Core Strength & Stability for Dancers’ is the must-have reference for any dancer. With over 300 colour photos showing step-by-step exercises, correct technique, and explanations of what to look for with correct movement and technique. This reference guide is essential to give you the competitive advantage.It provides proven, practical exercises to help prevent injuries, improve stability in all ... Read more

    R54,61