TY  - BOOK
AU  - Walczak,Barbara
AU  - Kai,Una
TI  - Balanchine the teacher: fundamentals that shaped the first generation of New York City Ballet dancers 
SN  - 0813032520
AV  - GV1785.B32 W35 2008
U1  - 792.82092 22
PY  - 2008///]
CY  - Gainesville
PB  - University Press of Florida
KW  - Balanchine, George.
KW  - New York City Ballet
KW  - Ballet dancing
N1  - Pt. 1; Barbara Walczak --; 1.1; Suggestions to Teachers --; 1.2; Teachers --; 1.3; Dancing in the Early 1950s --; 1.4; Components of a Balanchine Class --; 1.5; Introduction to the Music --; 1.6; Terminology --; 1.7; How Center Exercises Are Done --; 1.8; Corrections That Recur --; 1.9; Classes from the 1950s --; 1.10; Classes from the 1960s --; 1.11; Classes from the 1970s --; 1.12; Music Suggested for Balanchine Classes --; Pt. 2; Una Kai --; 2.1; In the Beginning --; 2.2; Balanchine's Way --; 2.3; Basic Principles of Balanchines Method --; 2.4; The Barre --; 2.5; Exercises with Straight Leg Sliding Away from Supporting Leg --; 2.6; Exercises Bending the Knee and Lifting the Foot from the Floor --; 2.7; Rotary Movements --; 2.8; Poses --; 2.9; Port de Bras --; 2.10; Jumping --; 2.11; Pointe Work --; 2.12; Turning --; 2.13; Balanchine Pointe Class, 1960 --; 2.14; Balanchine Company Class, October 1975
N2  - "Balanchine the Teacher is a technical explanation of the stylistic approaches that George Balanchlne taught in New York City between 1940 and 1960, as recorded by two prominent dancers who studied with him at that time. This phenomenal resource replicates moments in the studio with the influential teacher, vividly and meticulously describing his instructions and corrections for twenty-four classes."--BOOK JACKET
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