Comprehensive yet conveniently sized for pocket or purse, A Dictionary of Ballet Terms will be a welcome companion at performances--whether in the orchestra or up in "seventh heaven"--and in every other situation involving the exquisite art of ballet. "The clearest, simplest, and least pretentious guide to classic dance vocabulary that has ever been produced."--Clive Barnes
Maybe this is not the book for the serious ballet student - they ought to know all this already - and shame if they do not. But for the ballet fan, the regular theater goer, who is curious - what is this fantastic leap called... and those weird turns. Here are the explanations and handsome drawings, a truly enjoyable volume.
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