Speck, Scott creator author. Cisneros, Evelyn author. text nju 2020 monographic eng

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xv, 345 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Introduction -- Part 1: Ballet dancing from the top -- Curtain up! welcome to the ballet -- Stocking the tools of the trade -- Getting toasty: warning up your body -- Leaping into ballet basics -- Music, maestro! -- Part 2: Belly up to the barre -- Basic barre-tending -- Stepping it up at the barre -- Getting a leg up -- Part 3: Center floor, anyone? -- Getting to center floor -- Ballet's Tasmanian devil: the pirouette -- Linking it together: the steps between the steps -- Ground control to ballet dancer -- Getting more air time -- Part 4: Living the ballet life -- Partners aren't just for square dancing -- Exploring choreography -- What the heck are they saying: the art of ballet mime -- Watching ballet in action -- Part 5: The part of tens -- The ten most commonly used ballet steps -- Ten best-loved classical ballets -- Ten great "contemporary" ballets -- The ten best ballet terms for cocktail parties -- Ten fascinating facts about professional ballet dancers. Scott Speck and Evelyn Cisneros. Includes index. Ballet dancing Study and teaching Ballet Popular works GV1788.5 .S64 Sp318b 792.8 9781119643104 2019954088 DLC 191101 20240906093910.0 21284239 eng