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Basic Principles of Classical Ballet
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Basic Principles of Classical Ballet Paperback - 1969

by Agrippina Vaganova


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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.

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  • Title Basic Principles of Classical Ballet
  • Author Agrippina Vaganova
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Revised
  • Pages 192
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Dover Publications, New York
  • Date 1969-06-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780486220369 / 0486220362
  • Weight 0.48 lbs (0.22 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.38 x 5.33 x 0.43 in (21.29 x 13.54 x 1.09 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Ballet dancing
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 68017402
  • Dewey Decimal Code 792.82
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