Basic Principles of Classical Ballet: Russian Ballet Technique

Format: Paperback Language: English ISBN: 0486220362 ISBN13: 9780486220369 Release Date: June 1969 Publisher: Dover Publications Length: 192 Pages Weight: 0.51 lbs. Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.3" x 8.4" 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 amounte