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Author Minden, Eliza Gaynor.

Title The ballet companion : a dancer's guide to the technique, traditions, and joys of ballet / Eliza Gaynor Minden.

Publication Info. New York : Fireside Book/Simon & Schuster, [2005]
©2005

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 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction  792.8 MIN    DUE 05-30-23 Billed
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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  792.8 M663B    Check Shelf
 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  792.8 M663B c.2  Check Shelf
Description xv, 331 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Note "A Lark production."
"A Fireside book."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [316]-317) and index.
Contents pt. 1. To be a dancer. Getting started -- Getting serious -- pt. 2. Ballet basics. Major schools of ballet -- Fundamentals of technique -- Positions and orientations -- pt. 3. Ballet class. Before class -- At the barre -- Center floor -- Musicality -- All about pointe -- pt. 4. The healthy dancer. Respect your body; dance forever -- Anatomy illustrated -- Injury prevention -- Cross training -- pt. 5. Ballet literacy. Must-see ballet -- Historical time line -- Glossaries -- Further reading.
Subject Ballet dancing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
ISBN 074326407X
9780743264075
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