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Classic Ballet

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4 out of 5
Based on 6 Ratings and 6 Reviews

Book Description
"For soundness, for clarity, for succinctness, this manual of basic ballet is the best there is anywhere."
-Edwin Denby, The Nation

With a precision unparalleled in any other book of its kind, The Classic Ballet presents a lucid text, and nearly six hundred drawings describe and illustrate in minute detail the proper body position, balance point, movement, and attitude of each position ... More
Book Information
PublisherAlfred A. Knopf
BindingHardcover (17 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages243
ISBN-100394408209
ISBN-13978-0394408200
Publication Date06/27/1952
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About Lincoln Kirstein (Author) : Lincoln Kirstein is a published author of children's books. Some of the published credits of Lincoln Kirstein include The Classic Ballet: Basic Technique and Terminology (Borzoi Books), Puss in Boots.
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