Basic Ballet: The Steps Defined (Penguin Handbooks)

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 120 pages
• Published by: Penguin Non-Classics June 26, 1980
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 014046445X
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0140464450
• Book Dimensions: 5.4 x 4.3 x 0.5 inches
• Weighs: 4 ounces

Reader Reviews
This very complete volume is a lovely gift book as well as a useful reference book. The only weakness is the lack of emphasis on arm positions when doing the steps although they are illustrated in the photographs. I believe dancers who have experienced the following will find it useful too: When I was a student of ballet, I was frustrated by the subtle differences in the standards of different teachers. Sometimes I wondered, "So how EXACTLY am I supposed to do this?" I did not enjoy being corrected for what a prior instructor had taught me and pronounced well-executed. This book would have clarified things for me at the time. Now that I practice alone, I find this book invaluable. Also, I support Christine's review dated May 4, 2001.