Description - Ballet For Dummies by Scott Speck
Whether you want to participate in ballet or just watch it, the
ballet experience can excite and inspire you. Ballet is among the
most beautiful forms of expression ever devised: an exquisite mix
of sight and sound, stunning, aesthetics, and awesome technique.
Ballet For Dummies is for anyone who wants to enjoy all
that the dance forms offers ? as an onlooker who
wants to get a leg up on the forms you're likely to see or as an
exercise enthusiast who understands that the practice of
ballet can help you gain
More strength
Greater flexibility
Better body alignment
Confidence in movement
Comfort through stress reduction
Infinite grace ? for life
From covering the basics of classical ballet to sharing safe and
sensible ways to try your hand (and toes) at moving through the
actual dance steps, this expert reference shows you how to
Build your appreciation for ballet from the ground up.
Choose the best practice space and equipment.
Warm up to your leap into the movements.
Locate musical options for each exercise.
Look for certain lifts in a stage performance.
Tell a story with gestures.
Picture a day in the life of a professional ballet dancer.
Identify best-loved classic and contemporary ballets.
Speak the language of ballet.
Today you can find a ballet company in almost every major city
on earth. Many companies have their own ballet
schools ? some for training future professionals,
and others for interested amateurs. As you fine-tune your classical
ballet technique ? or even if you just like to
read about it ? you'll become better
equipped to fully appreciate the great choreography and many styles
of the dance. Ballet For Dummies raises the curtain on a
world of beauty, grace, poise, and possibility!
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