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The Pointe Book: Shoes, Training, Technique by Janice Barringer Publisher Comments A complete examination of the pointe technique and pointe shoes is provided in this guide. Dancers tired of their pointe shoes wearing out too quickly benefit from a thorough explanation of the shoemaking process, and the book includes tips that show how... (read more) Your price: $27.95 New - Trade Paper 
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Teaching Dancing with Ideokinetic Principles by Drid Williams Publisher Comments In examining ideokinesis and its application to the teaching and practice of dancing, Drid Williams introduces readers to the work of Dr. Lulu Sweigard (1895–1974), a pioneer of ideokinetic principles. Drawing on her experiences during... (read more) Your price: $30.75 New - Trade Paper
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Apollo's Angels: A History of Ballet by Jennifer Homans Publisher Comments One of The New York Times Book Review's 10 Best Books of the Year For 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. A ballerina dancing The Sleeping Beauty... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price: $19.95 Used - Hardcover
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Ballet's Magic Kingdom: Selected Writings on Dance in Russia, 1911-1925 by Akim Volynsky Publisher Comments Akim Volynsky was a Russian literary critic, journalist, and art historian who became Saint Petersburgs liveliest and most prolific ballet critic in the early part of the twentieth century. This book, the first English edition of his provocative and... (read more) List Price $40.25 Your price: $25.00 Used - Hardcover
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Dance (Whitechapel: Documents of Contemporary Art) by Andr? Lepecki Publisher Comments This collection surveys the choreographic turn in the artistic imagination from the 1950s onwards, and in doing so outlines the philosophies of movement instrumental to the development of experimental dance. By introducing and discussing the concepts of... (read more) Available August 2012 Your price: $24.95 New - Trade Paper 
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Performance: The Collective and Introspective by Angelica Daniele Publisher Comments Performance: The Collective and Introspective by Angelica Daniele reflects the culmination of a year-long investigation involving the analysis of various aspects of dance performance experiences and their effects on the developing dancer. This... (read more) Your price: $18.95 New - Trade Paper
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Birmingham Royal Ballet by Bill Cooper Publisher Comments Wonderful productions, wonderful dancers, a fairy tale made real. Fully illustrated with stunning photographs and classically put together, this will make a beautiful gift book for all ballet lovers.... (read more) Your price: $53.25 New - Hardcover
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New and Curious School of Theatrical Dancing by Gregorio Lambranzi Publisher Comments Gregorio Lambranzi was an Italian dancing master, working in Venice in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. His New and Curious School of Theatrical Dancing, originally published in two parts in Nuremberg in 1716, gives details of more than one... (read more) Your price: $50.25 New - Hardcover
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A Queer History of Ballet by Peter Stoneley Publisher Comments Designed for students, scholars and general readers with an interest in dance and queer history, A Queer History of the Ballet focuses on how, as makers and as audiences, queer men and women have helped to develop many of the texts, images, and legends... (read more) Your price: $138.95 New - Hardcover
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Dance As Education by Peter Brinson Publisher Comments In this volume the author examines the place of dance in contemporary Britain. Doing so, he sets out to provide the historical, political and structural elements necessary to achieve a broad understanding of dance in society.... (read more) List Price $54.95 Your price: $52.89 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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Ballets Russes: The Art of Costume by Robert Bell Publisher Comments The Ballets Russes has engaged people for 100 years, ever since Russian-born Sergei Diaghilev created this dynamic avant-garde company. Diaghilev brought together some of the most important visual artists of the 20th century--Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse,... (read more) Your price: $49.95 New - Trade Paper
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In Classic Style: The Splendor of American Ballet Theatre by Nancy Ellison Publisher Comments This oversized, deluxe volume celebrating the exquisite spectacle that embodies the excellence of American Ballet Theatre, recognized by Congress as "America’s national ballet company," presents the unfolding beauty, grace, agility, and sheer force... (read more) Your price: $50.00 New - Hardcover
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From the Ballroom To Hell : Grace and Folly in Nineteenth Century Dance (91 Edition) by Elizabeth Aldrich Publisher Comments 'From The Ballroom To Hell' collects over one hundred little-known excerpts from dance, etiquette, beauty, and fashion manuals from roughly 1800-1890. It will be of great interest to dancers and dance historians, choreographers, and dramatists interested... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $13.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Dance Now - Ashton Celebrated. by David Leonard Publisher Comments A reprint of the Autumn 2004 issue of the English journal 'Dance Now', including more than 70 pages of articles on the choreographer Sir Frederick Ashton. The contributors are Debra Craine, George Dorris, Anthony Dowell, Nancy Goldner, Ivor Guest, Frank... (read more) Your price: $16.25 New - Trade Paper
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How to Do Things with Dance: Performing Change in Postwar America by Rebekah J. Kowal Publisher Comments In postwar America, any assertion of difference from the mainstream anticommunist culture carried professional and personal risks. For this reason, modern dance artists left much of what they thought unsaid. Instead they expressed themselves in movement.... (read more) Your price: $40.00 New - Hardcover
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Ballet Beyond Tradition by Anna Paskevska Publisher Comments For nearly a century, the training of ballet and modern dancers has followed two divergent paths. Modern practitioners felt ballet was artificial and injurious to the body; ballet teachers felt that modern dancers lacked the rigorous discipline and... (read more) List Price $31.95 Your price: $30.75 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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Nureyev by Valeria Crippa Publisher Comments One of the most accomplished names in dance, Nureyev was known for his leaps and fast turns that mesmerized the audience. A charismatic performer and personality, he is credited for expanding the audience for ballet. For the first time, photographer... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - Hardcover
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On Wings of Joy by Trudy Garfunkel Publisher Comments In this four-hundred-year chronicle readers are introduced to the major dancers, choreographers and composers who influenced the development of ballet.... (read more) List Price $12.99 Your price: $11.53 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Ballet for Dummies by Scott Speck Publisher Comments Whether you want to participate in ballet or just watch it, the ballet experience can excite and inspire you. Ballet is among the most beautiful forms of expression ever devised: an exquisite mix of sight and sound, stunning, aesthetics, and awesome... (read more) List Price $19.99 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Ballet Book: Learning and Appreciating the Secrets of Dance by Nancy Ellison Publisher Comments The definitive book for learning and appreciating ballet, The Ballet Book goes behind the scenes to the classes, rehearsals, and performances that have shaped this prestigious ballet company. Readers will learn from the best as American Ballet Theatre... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $19.50 Used - Trade Paper
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