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Book Review of Basic Principles of Classical Ballet: Russian Ballet Technique

Basic Principles of Classical Ballet: Russian Ballet Technique
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Classic book detailing Russian ballet technique from the perspective of M. Vaganova. It has dozens of lovely illustrations. This is a great reference for dancers, and though the author comes across as rather opinionated, she is fascinating. I found that as I mentioned this to dance friends, they were all quite familiar with this systematic presentation of ballet dance steps.