Ballet: From the First Plie to Mastery, An Eight-Year Course

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Summary: Wonderful Resource for Ballet Teachers
Review: I am in the process of writing curriculum for the studio that I teach at, and this has been an indespensable resource for a teacher. It had easy to follow sample classes that help you to get an idea of how to teach the classical vocabulary for that level. I found some of my all time favorite combinations in this book. Fabulous resource if you want to make sure your students are keeping up the ballet world!

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Summary: parents, ease up!
Review: I'm giving it three stars although I haven't purchased the book yet. Three seems fair enough. I'm interested to see how many parents were disappointed in it. Seems that they were expecting a picture book to teach their children "who are already taking ballet". If these children are studying from quality teachers, they should ask them for help! And how in the world could it be a bad thing for children to read and learn the words and to see how they are spelled. I suggest you take the book to your child's ballet teacher and ask him/her to physically "demonstrate" the words, for the class.

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Summary: Book about real ballet, it's no picture book
Review: If want your child to read some ballet picture book that they can color in, don't buy this book. This book is an indepth look into the technique of ballet. I sat down and read it with my seven year old. The author is so describtive that the pictures are not even needed. My daughter could perfectly comprehend the technique. This isn't a book of flashy technique or shortcuts around the technique, but of the simple,perfect technique. This is for parents and children who thinking of starting in seriuos ballet. I applaud Anna Paskevska for this delightful book on beginning ballet.

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Summary: If you're expecting a lot of pictures, DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK!
Review: If you're expecting a lot of picture to show you the correct ballet positions, you may want to consider a ballet video. There is ONE picture at the beginning of each chapter, with 95% of the book describing (in words) what to do. It's more of a ballet teachers manual than something you'd give your daughter or someone already in ballet. I don't mean to be overly critical, but it was a disappointment.

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Summary: If you're expecting a lot of pictures, DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK!
Review: If you're expecting a lot of picture to show you the correct ballet positions, you may want to consider a ballet video. There is ONE picture at the beginning of each chapter, with 95% of the book describing (in words) what to do. It's more of a ballet teachers manual than something you'd give your daughter or someone already in ballet. I don't mean to be overly critical, but it was a disappointment.

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Summary: This is a Teachers Manual, NOT something you give your kids.
Review: This is a manual a ballet teacher might use. It's definately NOT something you give your daughter who's already in ballet. There are hardly NO pictures. It's mosting words. What good is an instructional book about ballet without pictures to show you the correct positions. Very disappointing.

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Summary: excellent for teachers
Review: this is a perfect guide for a syallabus for a dance school.
That is what I'm doing with it. I am a professional ballet dancer that has danced with major dance companies in the USA. I needed a good guide to teach young beginners I am teaching.This book is a perfect guide in teaching young beginners through to advance students. The stretches taught are real perks for the students to gain the flexibility they need for the years new steps. Also the strenghtening back exercises are exactly what children need in order to do arabesques and other steps. I am also a pilates instructor and these stretches and strengthening floor exercises are perfect. I wouldn't reccommend this book to a child since it is very detailed in words but to a 12-13year old that likes to read and dance it might be just what she likes! and it will give her some good pointers.
Best of luck
T.T.