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PRINTED SOURCES
Topics:
General (modern and classics)
- Anderson, Jack. Ballet and Modern Dance. Hightstown, NJ: Princeton Book Publishers Company,1992.
The book tells about history of dance from prehistory to the 20th Century. An extensive bibliography suggests titles for further research, and the index makes research within the volume simple. The ``Short Profiles'' is a handy brief biographical source. Each chapter ends with one or more short selections from primary sources.
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Classical Ballet
General
- Technical Manual and Dictionary of Classical Ballet. Dover Publications, Incorporated, 1972.
From adagio to voyage, over 800 steps, movements, poses, and concepts are fully defined. A pronunciation guide, cross-references to alternate names for similar steps and positions that vary from the Russian to the French or Italian schools, are also invaluable aids.
Russian Classical ballet
- Basic Principles of Classical Ballet: Russian Ballet Technique. Dover Publications, Incorporated, 1972.
Discusses all basic principles of ballet, grouping movement by fundamental types. Diagrams show clearly the exact foot, leg, arm, and body positions for the proper execution of many steps and movements. Offers dancers, teachers, and ballet lovers information often difficult to locate in other books.
- Belova, Evdokia and Souritz Elisabeth. The Great History of Russian Ballet. Bournemouth, England: Parkstone Press, 1997.
This book provides with a rather detailed history from its beginnings to the present. Each chapter is introduced with an overview of the period followed by lengthy biographical entries on the luminaries of that time, including choreographers and dancers.
- Money, Keith. Anna Pavlova: Her Life and Art. London, Boston: Faber and Faber,1982.
The author of the book devoted six years to meticulous research and writing. It includes documents translated for the first time from Russian and unpublished before photos. And the result is a thorough complitaon of information about personal and professinal life of
Anna Pavlova.
- Smakov, Gennady. The Great Russian Dancers. New York: Knopf Alfred A, 1984.
The author presents biographical sketchers of thirty-three Russian dancers of the 20th century. Dancers are divided into stylish categories, which helps the reader understand the major trends in Russian ballet of 20-th century. The 343 photographs help to make clear the similarities of physique that link the dancers within each stylistic category.
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Modern Dance
General
- Modern Dance Terminology. Princeton Book Company, 1997.
This is the first and only book to define modern dance concepts, terms, principles and movements in the words of the great founders of modern dance. The manuscript was originally prepared through personal interviews with Doris Humphrey, Hanya Holm, Martha Graham, Charles Weidman, and Helen Tamiris; quoted extensively as well are Isadora Duncan, Jaques Dalcroze, Rudolf Laban, Ruth St. Denis, Jose Limon, Alwin Nikolais, Glen Tetley and eminent New York Times dance writer John Martin. The collection of defined terms represents the aims, theories, and objectives of modern dance. Although different terms are used by different dancers, it is found that they are often simply variants of each other. Whenever possible, the dancer's own definitions have been used.
- Au, Susan, and Choen, Selma Jeanne. Ballet and Modern Dance (World of Art). NY: Thames and Hudson,1987.
The book gives information about and an extraordinary range of ballet and modern ballet types extends from classical ballet and avant-garde modern dance to the revival of tap, ethnic dancing, and even baroque court spectacles A generous selection of illustrations helps to understand the difference between ballet and modern dance, its types and techniques.
- Williamson, Andrey. Contemporary Ballet. Cambridge:Da Capo Press, Incorporated, 1995.
The book tells about the history of modern dance in the USA and Western Europe. A good start for ballet novice.
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