Ballet

Following on from the great success of the beautiful 2009 to 2010 Royal Ballet Yearbook, this new edition will bring all ballet lovers up to date w...

Over the years, methods of classical ballet instruction have been codified into a variety of canonical approaches. One of the most commonly taught ...

Through photographs and interviews, Balancing Acts chronicles thirteen years in the often-dramatic lives of three principal dancers in the San Fran...

'Swan Dive is to ballet what Anthony Bourdains Kitchen Confidential was to restaurants, a chance to go behind the serene front of house to the swea...

In pre-World War I England, a frail Jewish girl - so shy she barely spoke a word until age six and so sickly she needed to be homeschooled - is dia...

There are many different methods for teaching classical ballet - Bournonville, Vaganova, Cecchetti, and Royal Academy of Dancing being the most wid...

Prince Siegfried chances upon a flock of swans while out hunting. When one of the swans turns into a beautiful woman, Odette, he is enraptured. But...

One of the most important ballet choreographers of all time, Marius Petipa (1818 - 1910) created works that are now mainstays of the ballet reperto...

This addition to the Royal Ballet Yearbook series includes extra editorial features and exclusive behind-the-scenes content in addition to the usu...

Part memoir, part dance history and ethnography, this critical study explores ballet's power to inspire and to embody ideas about politics, race...

In pre-World War I England, a frail Jewish girl is diagnosed with flat feet, knock knees, and weak legs. In short order, Lilian Alicia Marks would ...

Alexander Konstantinovich Glazunov (18651936), the Russian composer, is principally associated with his first ballet Raymonda, the apex of his coop...

On Technique provides a fascinating look into the careers and teaching philosophies of eighteen of the world's most respected ballet masters, princ...

First published in 1944, this classic book remains the definitive work on the masterpiece of the Romantic Ballet, Giselle. The book is in two part...

''La Sylphide: 1832 and Beyond'' is the first English-language book dedicated to La Sylphide, one of the most enduring of the Romantic ballets in t...

Carlos Acosta is the most iconic dancer of our times, a genius of ballet and an international star. This superb quality photo-led book is published...

Complete with syllibi for each of the three years of beginning ballet instruction, this book helps beginning ballet teachers enter the studio with ...

In this stunning new collection of reviews and essays, dance critic Marcia B. Siegel grapples with the floating identity of ballet, as well as part...