Product Details

• Actors: Merrill Ashley, Suki Schorer
• Format: Classical, Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Warner Home Video
• VHS Release Date: May 30, 1995
• Run Time: 105 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6303434061
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #195,379 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not Just "The Arabesque", January 12, 2000

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This review is from: Balanchine Library - Balanchine Essays - Arabesque [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This video is not a just a demonstration of the "Balanchine Arabesque." It not only gives you the correct positions of each arabesque, but the theory, and thought process behind each of the four. Ms. Schorer is a fine teacher, being able to demonstrate perfection with students, and in return gives you "heads-up" on what to avoid when practicing one of the oldest, and most important positions of classical ballet. This tape is a classic for the ballet perfectionist one must become.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Get a Leg Up, November 2, 2002

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"dburk802" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Balanchine Library - Balanchine Essays - Arabesque [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is an outstanding video for both learning and watching. As the previous review states, it teaches how to do an arabesque correctly, while also giving the viewer wonderful ballet moves performed by three women and one man to watch. Ms. Schorer has an excellent teaching technique and is able to communicate effictively. The only aspect of this video which I did not like was the part where one of the dancers continually adds her opinion as to how the other students do the move. I find this dancer to be a little pretentious, but that's just my opinion.