Product Details

• Actors: Bryony Brind
• Format: Classical, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Kultur Video
• VHS Release Date: April 16, 1995
• Run Time: 45 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6301556003
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #630,289 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars An Average Ballet Class, August 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Bryony Brind's Ballet: The First Steps [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Bryony's ballet class is quite average. For starters, there is only one participant: Bryony. For seconds, there are a lot of slow motion demonstrations and scenic sequences that have little to do with ballet class A third compaint is that Bryony goes through all the barre work without really breaking down and teaching the individual exercises. There is little nomenclature and explanation in this video. An intermediate student might know what's happening, but this video would tend to lose the beginning student taking his or her "first steps." Finally, I think Bryony rushes too quickly into the more complex exersises, losing all but the more informed student of ballet. If you want to see a professional work at the barre, get this video. If you are a beginner, find a less advanced and more basic tape.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I Liked This Video, September 11, 2003

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A Ballet Fan (Lexington, KY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bryony Brind's Ballet: The First Steps [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is one of my favorite ballet videos.
It would probably be best appreciated in combination with a basic instructional video. Ms. Brind does not go into a detailed explanation of each step and some of what she does would be beyond the ability of a beginner. She comments on and demonstrates the fundamentals but communicates primarily through her movements.
She shows the connection between the various phases of ballet training; warm up, barre and floor, to preparation for a role. In Ms. Brind's case, each phase transcends exercise and becomes a dance, and one has the inspiration of seeing the basic movements performed with the feeling and grace of a classical ballerina.