Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 144 pages
- Published by: Princeton Book Company June 1, 2005
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0871272679
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0871272676
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Book Dimensions:
8.9 x 6.8 x 0.5 inches
- Weighs: 9.6 ounces
Product Description
This redesigned, updated, and expanded version of
Fourth Steps in Ballet: On Your Toes! presents a simple exposition of beginner–low intermediate pointe work while inspiring students toward higher achievement. Serving as a reference for ballerinas, it includes illustrations and concise explanations of the steps and techniques that comprise the foundation of dancing on pointe, the ultimate in technical achievement. Information for further study leading up to preparation for competition, a history of the USA International Ballet Competition, and interviews with competition winners who have gone on to professional careers are provided. Also included are basics on the care of the feet and selecting and preparing slippers.
About The Author
Thalia Mara taught ballet for more than 50 years and was the founder of the USA International Ballet Competition. She is the author of
Steps in Ballet.
Janice Barringer is a columnist for
Dancer and
Pointe magazines and is the coauthor of
The Pointe Book. She lives in
New York City.
Reader ReviewsThis book has an excellent selection of exercises as well as photos, drawings and descriptions on how to execute them. It helped me understand some of the moves in my adult pointe class. I didn't read the competition section as that is not my interest.
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