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Center Stage
Amanda Schull, Zoe Saldana
Sony Pictures, 2001
Amazing dance movie
+ Center Stage
+ Awesome look into the world of Ballet!
What a great movie, very deep message, artistic dance without being boring at all! very well acted and good music, Zoe Saldana is fantastic in this movie.
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Video Dictionary of Classical Ballet
Jean-Marie Messier
Kultur Video
For the advanced student of professional only
+ Wonderful Video!
+ Very good resource
+ Learning the language
+ Intriguing!
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Pointe By Point
Karen Mulder
Kultur Video, 1995
This is simply the best video on point technique .
+ A "Must Have" Video For All Ballet Teachers And Ambitious Students.
+ pretty good
+ Pointe by Point video
+ BEST IN BEGINNER POINTE INSTRUCTION
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Turning Point
Shirley MacLaine, Anne Bancroft
20th Century Fox, 1993
Great Tender Movie
+ Catfights On Tiptoe
+ Ballet and more
+ Brings Back Memories
+ More soap opera than a film about ballet
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Backstage at the Kirov
Kultur Video, 1994
The Best Ballet Documentary Ever
+ Great Ballet Documentary Featuring Altynai Asylmuratova and Konstatin Zaklinsky.
+ Fascinating behind the scenes look at the top ballet company
+ great dance movie
+ Riveting insider's view of one of the world's top companies
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Basic Principles of Classical Ballet
Agrippina Vaganova
Dover Publications, 1969
Beautiful Book
+ Nicely Translated Book for those studying Vaganova!
+ I love it.
+ A ballet classic!
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Ballet Class: For Beginners
Allison Potter, David Howard
Kultur Video, 1991
As promised
+ Professional instructions and superb demonstration
product was on time, perfect condition, and reasonably priced. The material is a very good technical introduction to the basic building blocks of ballet.
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Window on the World of Classical Ballet
Australian Ballet
Kultur Video, 2000
One Of The Best Introductions To Ballet!
+ A window on the world of Australian Ballet
Actually, the title of this video might lead you to believe that it is about the Austalian Ballet, but it is in fact an introduction to ballet presented by the Australian Ballet. I always recommend this to adults more than children who want to learn more about ballet. Everything in ballet is ...
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Children of Theatre Street
Grace Kelly, Lena Voronzova
Kultur Video, 1991
Wonderful
+ The Children of Theatre Street- - Story of the Kirov Ballet School
+ The Children of Theater Street
+ The children of theatre street
+ Good...but too much background info.
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Balanchine: A Biography: With a New Epilogue
Bernard Taper
University of California Press, 1996
One of my favorite books!!
+ Tough but Good Read
+ The best Balanchine's biography!
Taper's Balanchine biography is one of the best books I have ever read! It combines the biographical information with personal accounts and stories that really give you the feeling of getting to know the amazing George Balanchine. Some may have read other books, like Gelsey Kirkland's "Dancing on ...
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The Pointe Book: Shoes, Training and Technique
Janice Barringer, Sarah Schlesinger
Princeton Book Co Pub, 1991
A remarkable manual and examination of ballet dancing
+ Terrific Guide for Beginning Pointe Dancers, Teachers & Moms
+ Everything you need to know
+ The pointe book
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Once A Dancer: An Autobiography
Allegra Kent
St. Martin's Griffin, 1998
Once A Dancer....What a Fairytale
+ Prima
+ A paean to what once was
+ a must read
+ Beautifully Written
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Ballet Class: Intermediate - Advanced
Instructor David Howard
Kultur Video, 1991
Wonderful Ballet Class
+ A Wonderful video!
+ A great advanced ballet video!
+ Just like Saturday morning class
+ Excellent Ballet Class for Intermediate/Advanced Dancers
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The Classic Ballet: Basic Technique and Terminology
Carlus Dyer, Lincoln Kirstein
University Press of Florida, 1998
Fantastic book!!!
+ Great for Ballet Buffs
+ These Drawings Are Clearer Than Photos!
+ Timeless Beauty Revisited
+ Good Info
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New York City Ballet Workout
Barbara Adolph
Palm Pictures / Umvd, 2001
ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS BALLET WORKOUT!
+ Incredible!
+ Challenging but rewarding once you get it
+ excellent and fun dvd
+ Not bad, but I found a video that is much more alive...
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