Ballet Beyond Tradition

by Anna Paskevska

Book Overview

For nearly a century, the training of ballet and modern dancers has followed two divergent paths. Modern practitioners felt ballet was artificial and injurious to the body; ballet teachers felt that modern dancers lacked the rigorous discipline and control that comes only from years of progressive training.

Ballet Beyond Tradition seeks to reconcile these age-old conflicts and bring a new awareness to ballet teachers of the importance of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415970180
• ISBN13: 9780415970181
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"