Advanced principles in teaching classical ballet / John White.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Gainesville, FL : University Press of Florida, ©2009.Description: xii, 187 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9780813032979 (alk. paper)
  • 0813032970 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 22 792.807 WHI
LOC classification:
  • GV1788.5 .W475 2009
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Contents:
The teacher's role in classical dance -- What makes a good ballet teacher? -- Teachers and master teachers -- The application of rules -- Recommended lesson format for intermediate levels and above -- Learning process -- The basic stance -- Balance imperatives -- Jumping imperatives -- Turning imperatives -- The poses of classical ballet -- Advice to students -- General instructions to pupils -- Practice makes perfect -- Discipline -- The mind -- Music and musicality -- Sprain or strain? -- Partnering principles -- Introduction to pantomime for dancers -- Which is more important, learning or self-esteem? -- Geido (artistic ways) -- Choreography's role in classical ballet -- What is wrong with ballet in America? -- Ballet camp -- The legacy of Agrippina Vaganova and her influence on Russian ballet.
Summary: "This work offers insights and guidelines for teaching the best students. Staying true to the Russian Academy of Ballet pedagogy that he has taught for 40 years, this book is a continuation of the work John White began in his first book." - WorldCat
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Books Books Academy of Music & Performing Arts Library General Stacks Non-fiction 792.807 WHI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available A04255

Includes bibliographical references (p. 187).

The teacher's role in classical dance -- What makes a good ballet teacher? -- Teachers and master teachers -- The application of rules -- Recommended lesson format for intermediate levels and above -- Learning process -- The basic stance -- Balance imperatives -- Jumping imperatives -- Turning imperatives -- The poses of classical ballet -- Advice to students -- General instructions to pupils -- Practice makes perfect -- Discipline -- The mind -- Music and musicality -- Sprain or strain? -- Partnering principles -- Introduction to pantomime for dancers -- Which is more important, learning or self-esteem? -- Geido (artistic ways) -- Choreography's role in classical ballet -- What is wrong with ballet in America? -- Ballet camp -- The legacy of Agrippina Vaganova and her influence on Russian ballet.

"This work offers insights and guidelines for teaching the best students. Staying true to the Russian Academy of Ballet pedagogy that he has taught for 40 years, this book is a continuation of the work John White began in his first book." - WorldCat

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