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Classes in Classical Ballet

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This book is not for a beginner. It contains six virtuosic ballet classes by the great Bolshoi teacher, Asef Messerer, uncle and teacher of Maya Plisetskaya. The classes are abundantly illustrated followed by a section on Bolshoi Theatre Artists in performance including those of Asef Messerer himself.

CLASSES IN CLASSICAL BALLET has long been a classic out of print, so its reappearance after thirty years makes it a 'must' acquisition for any serious dance or ballet collection. Author Asef Messerer is a celebrated dancer and teacher, the founder of the Bolshoi school of ballet, and here provides six of his classes with notes, positions and steps illustrated by nearly 500 black and white photos of principal Bolshoi dancers. Teachers and dancers will find it a top instructional pick.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch

Once you get to grips with the (Bolshoi) excercises being described in measures rather than counts it's a wonderful resource for the serious teacher and adolescent student. There are lots of clear(if old fashioned) photos: Plisetskya and a young Maximova included. This book should be on every ballet teacher's bookshelf, along with theory books relating to Cecchetti, Kirov and English schools of training... A serious book for passionate bookworms like me.

for any of you that want a resource for teaching ballet you must include this book! It is indispensable! - a must have for all ballet teachers!

This is a wonderful reference book for the classical ballet teacher. It is a compilation of classes from a master of Russian dance. Great photos of historic stars form the Russian ballet world. I used to own this book in hardcover, but lost it, so this softcover replacement is like getting back in touch with an old friend. Great value.

Tiene 6 lecciones completas de ballet; pero son para niveles avanzados; y están muy bien explicadas; y las fotos ayudan mucho