BALLET 101

Robert Greskovic

The first comprehensive handbook on how to watch & appreciate the ballet. Assists the beginning learner while offering enough insight to interest those with a more advanced background. Topics: a thorough & international history of the ballet; a look at the dancers & their training & physiology; examines the narrative vs. the non-narrative ballet. Lists of recommended reading material & video recordings. Glossary of dance terms. Contains a complete analysis of 16 important & popular ballets ranging from the classical Swan Lake & The Sleeping Beauty to the romantic Romeo & Juliet to the modern efforts of Twyla Tharp in Push Comes to Shove.