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Ballet: Beyond The Basics

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I used this book when it was first published decades ago and though I've had a long performing/teaching career, I can still go back to this book and find something new or be reminded of the simple truth of good, clean dance technique. Ms. Hammond's descriptions are given with clear language that is easy to understand, even for beginners. The illustrations make the movements come alive and are drawn of everyday dancers, not photographs of the super famous doing extreme positions that you could never hope to achieve. The book is well organized and an indispensible guide which will give years/decades of reliable advice to dancers and teachers.

A good tool for dancers who are asked to teach beginners. Sometimes advanced dancers struggle with having to explain something simple, we don't think about it- we just do it. This book clearly breaks basic steps down so you can explain them. It gives wonderful analogies that you can use and simple combinations to teach.

I use this book when I get stale in my Intermediate Ballet classes. I also like my students to have this book. It is not complete but is a little beyond beginners.

When I bought this book I assumed it would be the one in the picture that I needed for my class. I got a different book. It worked just fine. The book gives a lot of details and important information. In my case the different book didn't matter.