Ballet education /
Nicolaeva-Legat, Nadine 1889-1971
Ballet education / by Nadine Nicolaeva-Legat ; with a poem by John Masefield ; pref. by Sir Paul Dukes. - London : Geoffrey Bles, [1947] - xxiii, 163 p. : illus., port. ; 25 cm.
PART I - The Origins of the Russian Ballet : Table of Dancers and Choreographers -- (i) The Evolution of a System -- (ii) Choreographers -- (iii) Development of the Russian School -- (iv) Italian influence -- PART II - Prerequisites : 1. Physique -- 2. Technique -- 3. Exercises -- 4. Temperament -- 5. Energy and Courage -- 6. Patience -- 7. Taste and Grace -- 8. Mimic Art -- 9. Rhythm -- 10. Music for the Ballet -- 11. The Male Dancer -- 12. Modern Tendencies -- 13. Craftsman and Artists -- 14. Training -- 15. Teaching -- 16. The Joy of Teaching -- PART III - Anatomical : (i) Breathing -- (ii) The Head -- (iii) The Eyes -- (iv) The Arms -- (v) The Knees -- (vi) The Legs and Feet -- (vii) Epaulement -- (viii) Point Work - Verticality -- (ix) Dancing in the Air -- (x) Bird's Body -- (xi) Attributes of the Dancer -- PART IV - Technical : Five fundamental positions of the feet -- Five fundamental positions of the arms -- Five positions in the air -- Fundamental positions of the body at the bar -- Positions of hands and arms -- Positions of feet -- Exercises at the bar / Exercises without the bar / Adagio -- Allegro - or Pas Sautes -- Point work -- The secret of the Pirouette -- Appendices : I. What is "Elan" in Dancing? / II. An Excerpt from the Notebook of Nicolas Legat -- III. Classes given by Nicolas Legat. 1. Plié ; 2. Battement tendu simple ; 3. Battement tendu jeté ; 4. Battement fondu ; 5. Mattement frappé ; 6. Rond de jambe parterre ; 7. Rond de jambe en l'air ; 8. Développé ; 9. Grand Battement ; 10. Petit battement sur le cou-de-pied -- 1. Plié ; 2. Ports de bras ; 3. Temps lié ; 4. Temps courant ; 5. Battement tendu ; 6. Battement fondu ; 7. Battement frappé ; 8. Rond de jambe en l'air ; Grand Battement ; 10. Petit battement sur le cou-de-pied -- by Nicolas Legat --
This book contains the quintessence of the system by which the Russian Ballet was built up ..."--Preface.
48001912
Ballet dancing.
GV1788 / .L4
792.807 / NIC
Ballet education / by Nadine Nicolaeva-Legat ; with a poem by John Masefield ; pref. by Sir Paul Dukes. - London : Geoffrey Bles, [1947] - xxiii, 163 p. : illus., port. ; 25 cm.
PART I - The Origins of the Russian Ballet : Table of Dancers and Choreographers -- (i) The Evolution of a System -- (ii) Choreographers -- (iii) Development of the Russian School -- (iv) Italian influence -- PART II - Prerequisites : 1. Physique -- 2. Technique -- 3. Exercises -- 4. Temperament -- 5. Energy and Courage -- 6. Patience -- 7. Taste and Grace -- 8. Mimic Art -- 9. Rhythm -- 10. Music for the Ballet -- 11. The Male Dancer -- 12. Modern Tendencies -- 13. Craftsman and Artists -- 14. Training -- 15. Teaching -- 16. The Joy of Teaching -- PART III - Anatomical : (i) Breathing -- (ii) The Head -- (iii) The Eyes -- (iv) The Arms -- (v) The Knees -- (vi) The Legs and Feet -- (vii) Epaulement -- (viii) Point Work - Verticality -- (ix) Dancing in the Air -- (x) Bird's Body -- (xi) Attributes of the Dancer -- PART IV - Technical : Five fundamental positions of the feet -- Five fundamental positions of the arms -- Five positions in the air -- Fundamental positions of the body at the bar -- Positions of hands and arms -- Positions of feet -- Exercises at the bar / Exercises without the bar / Adagio -- Allegro - or Pas Sautes -- Point work -- The secret of the Pirouette -- Appendices : I. What is "Elan" in Dancing? / II. An Excerpt from the Notebook of Nicolas Legat -- III. Classes given by Nicolas Legat. 1. Plié ; 2. Battement tendu simple ; 3. Battement tendu jeté ; 4. Battement fondu ; 5. Mattement frappé ; 6. Rond de jambe parterre ; 7. Rond de jambe en l'air ; 8. Développé ; 9. Grand Battement ; 10. Petit battement sur le cou-de-pied -- 1. Plié ; 2. Ports de bras ; 3. Temps lié ; 4. Temps courant ; 5. Battement tendu ; 6. Battement fondu ; 7. Battement frappé ; 8. Rond de jambe en l'air ; Grand Battement ; 10. Petit battement sur le cou-de-pied -- by Nicolas Legat --
This book contains the quintessence of the system by which the Russian Ballet was built up ..."--Preface.
48001912
Ballet dancing.
GV1788 / .L4
792.807 / NIC