2; Before you start; Getting ready; Warming up 10; Good posture 12; Basic positions 14; More positions 16; At the barre 18; Perfect pliés 20; Battements tendus 22; Battements glissés and grands battements 24; Développés 26; Relevés and rises 28; Center practice 30; Directions 32; Adage 34; Petit allegro 36; Traveling steps 38; Allegro 40; Grand allegro 42; Cool-down 44; Next steps 46; Ballet school 48; Ready to perform 50; Ballet company 52; Ballet stories 54; Famous feet 58; Glossary 62; Index 64.
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If you have ever dreamt about becoming a prima ballerina, then this is the perfect book to set you on a course for stardom. How to ... Ballet talks you through warming-up and shows how important it is to keep ballet-fit and flexible. It introduces the studio and shows you how to use the barre in easy step-by-step instructions. From basic exercises, the book takes you through to more advanced arabesques, pirouettes, leaps, and jumps. How to ... Ballet shows you how to look the part, with useful advice from the professionals, and an illustrated, step-by-step guide to ballet-perfect hair. You'll soon know.
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Ballet -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. -- Juvenile literature.