 Steps in ballet.
Author: Mara, Thalia Published: 2004 A compilation of three of Thalia Mara's earlier books (First, Second, and Third Steps in Ballet, the book is divided into three parts. Part I, Basic exercises at the barre, takes the beginning student from the five positions of the feet through twelve elementary barre exercises; part II, Basic centre exercises, introduces the concept of port de bras and describes the basic positions of the body; and part III Basic allegro steps, presents elevation and connecting steps, including leaping, springing, turning, and gliding. The book is illustrated by more than four hundred line drawings. |
