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Basic Principles of Classical Ballet - by Agrippina Vaganova (Paperback)

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  • Although the stars of Russian ballet Anna Pavlova and Tamara Karsavina possessed a national manner of dancing, there was no truly Russian school of dancing until the 1930s.
  • Author(s): Agrippina Vaganova
  • 192 Pages
  • Performing Arts, Dance

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Discusses all basic principles of ballet, grouping movement by fundamental types. Diagrams show clearly the exact foot, leg, arm, and body positions for the proper execution of many steps and movements. 118 illustrations.



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Although the stars of Russian ballet Anna Pavlova and Tamara Karsavina possessed a national manner of dancing, there was no truly Russian school of dancing until the 1930s. The development of this school was largely due to Mme. Vaganova (1879-1951), not only a great dancer but also the teacher of Galina Ulanova and many others and an unsurpassed theoretician.
The principles of Vaganova's system are presented in this well-known book. Mme. Vaganova's aim of creating a personal approach to the Russian dance was based on the critical assimilation of the experience of her contemporaries. Her ability to choose the best of what had been accomplished in the various ballet traditions (French, Italian, and Russian) and combine these into a unified teaching practice in itself amounted to a new school of dance. She firmly believed that the teaching process should be a planned exercise, ever changing with innovations in the dance. She sought from her pupils emotional expressiveness, strictness of form, a resolute, energetic manner of performance, and the understanding of the underlying coordination of movements.
Her book discusses all basic principles of ballet, grouping movements by fundamental types. Chapters cover battements, rotary movements of the legs, the arms, poses of the classical dance, connecting and auxiliary movements, jumps, beats, point work, and turns as well as material for a sample lesson. Diagrams show clearly the exact foot, leg, arm, and body positions for the proper execution of many steps and movements. The result is a fundamental theory of dance that offers dancers, teachers, and ballet lovers information often difficult to locate in other books.
118 illustrations.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.38 Inches (H) x 5.33 Inches (W) x .43 Inches (D)
Weight: .48 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 192
Genre: Performing Arts
Sub-Genre: Dance
Publisher: Dover Publications
Theme: Classical & Ballet
Format: Paperback
Author: Agrippina Vaganova
Language: English
Street Date: June 1, 1969
TCIN: 77716198
UPC: 9780486220369
Item Number (DPCI): 247-59-7870
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.43 inches length x 5.33 inches width x 8.38 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 0.48 pounds
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