Classes in Classical Ballet

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 400 pages
• Published by: Limelight Editions March 1, 2007
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0879103442
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0879103446
• Book Dimensions: 9.2 x 6 x 1.2 inches
• Weighs: 1.6 pounds

Product Review
"Asaf Messerer is a master of this style and in this book, translated by the Western star and teacher Oleg Briansky, Messerer has for the first time provided a textbook of the Bolshoi style." -Clive Barnes, dance/drama critic"

Product Description
A companion guide to one of the bestselling Limelight Edition titles, this book by Asaf Messerer, a founder of what has become known as the Bolshoi School, is one of the most celebrated manuals of classic dance instruction in the world. Messerer has gained an international reputation for his classes in classical technique-models of invention and well-rounded exercise, stressing both precision and fluid artistic control. Nearly 500 photographs of principal Bolshoi dancers illustrate the positions and steps indicated, and an introductory section by Messerer outlines his basic plan and philosophy of teaching.

Reader Reviews
This review is from: Classes in Classical Ballet (Paperback) This book is not for a beginner. It contains six virtuosic ballet classes by the great Bolshoi teacher, Asef Messerer, uncle and teacher of Maya Plisetskaya. The classes are abundantly illustrated followed by a section on Bolshoi Theatre Artists in performance including those of Asef Messerer himself.