5831X2 First Dover Edition. Dover, New York: 1969. 171 pages. Softcover. Reading copy. There was no truly Russian dancing school until the 1930s, and the development of this school was largely due to Mme. Vaganova (1879 - 1951, whose principles are presented in this well known book. Her book discusses all basic principles of ballet, grouping movements by fundamental types. Chapters cover battements, rotary movements of the legs, the arms, poses of the classical dance, connecting and auxiliary movements, jumps, beats, point work, and turns, as well as material for a sample lesson. Includes an Index. Translated into English from the Russian by Anatole Chujoy. Over 100 illustrations. ISBN: 0486220362 $12.85USD
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