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Fiona Macintosh

When the eighteenth-century choreographer Jean-Georges Noverre sought to develop what is now known as modern ballet, he turned to ancient pantomime as his source of inspiration; and when Isadora Duncan and her contemporaries looked for alternatives to the strictures of classical ballet, they looked to ancient Greek vases for models for what they termed 'natural' movement. This is the first book to examine systematically the long history of the impact of ideas about ancient Greek and Roman dance on modern theatrical and choreographic practices. With contributions from eminent classical scholars, dance historians, theatre specialists, modern literary critics, and art historians, as well as from contemporary practitioners, it offers a very wide conspectus on an under-explored but central aspect of classical reception, dance and theatre history, and the history of ideas.

Lynn Kurland

"Come to me." The haunting voice of Scottish laird James McLeod summons writer Elizabeth Smith through time to 1311 Scotland. James forbids women at his keep. So he is rather surprised when Elizabeth is deposited in his care, though care isn't what he gives her when they first meet. Lynn Kurland excited readers with her memorable debut novel, Stardust of Yesterday, and her talents shine through again in this delightful time-travel tale of adventure and love.

Sharon Savoy

An all-access pass to a glamorous and fascinating world "A great story, told with emotion."--John Kimmins, founder, National Dance Council of America "An incredible story of what it takes to make it in our world of glitz and glamour. It makes me relive all of the emotions that I felt while competing. Through reading this book, people will see dancers in a new light." --Elena Grinenko, World & National Champion "Sharon Savoy's exciting dance story is truly educational, informative, and inspirational. It reminds us all that passion and dedication will attract the circumstances and guidance necessary to see a heartfelt desire come true."--Denis Tremblay, two-time winner, Blackpool Dance Festival British Professional Rising Star Latin Championships Dreams are made and broken every year in the dazzling Empress Ballroom at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool, England. Fierce competition, brutal politics, and stunning artistry are all on the program at the world's most prestigious...

Chapters: Alfredo Corvino, M. Riccetto, Maria Riccetto. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 25. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Alfredo Corvino (February 2 1916 - August 2 2005) was an accomplished dancer who became a highly-regarded master ballet teacher. Corvino was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, and studied violin with his father who was a member of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Montevideo. Corvino studied ballet as a scholarship student of Alberto Poujanne at the National Academy of Ballet (now known as the Uruguay National Ballet School). He became a principal dancer with the Municipal Theater in Uruguay, as well as choreographer and assistant ballet-master. Corvino first toured Latin America with the Ballets Jooss, directed by the German-born expressionist, Kurt Jooss. He toured the United States with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo as a...

Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John Mcbrewster

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The schottische is a partnered country dance, Bohemian in origin. It was popular in Victorian era ballrooms (part of the Bohemian "folk-dance" craze) and left its traces in folk music of countries as distant as France, Spain (chotis), Portugal (choutica), Italy and Sweden. The schottische is considered by the Oxford Companion to Music to be a kind of slower polka, with continental (European) origin. After 1848 many old ballroom variants of schottische were danced in California. The old "Five-Step Schottische" and a Highland Schottische with modifications were included on lists of ballroom dances of the period. Four of the variants had quite striking similarities with the second half of each dance described as turning with two-step. This is similar to the old "Glide Polka" (step-close-step, with no hop) or the galop (glide,change,glide).

Chapters: The Talisman, the Awakening of Flora or le Reveil de Flore, Les Millions D'arlequin. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 24. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: *Paquita (1847, *1881)*Le corsaire (1858, 1863, 1868, 1885, 1899)The Pharaoh's Daughter (1862, *1885, *1898)Le Roi Candaule (1868, *1891, *1903)Don Quixote (1869, *1871)La Bayadere (1877, *1900)*Giselle (1884, 1899, 1903)*Coppelia (1884)*La fille mal gardee (1885)*La Esmeralda (1886, 1899)The Talisman (1889)The Sleeping Beauty (1890)The Nutcracker (1892)Cinderella (1893)The Awakening of Flora (1894)*Swan Lake (1895)*The Little Humpbacked Horse (1895)The Cavalry Halt (1896)Raymonda (1898)The Seasons (1900)Harlequinade (1900) The Talisman (AKA Le Talisman or Il Talismino) - Fantastic ballet in 4 Acts-7 Scenes, with choreography by Marius Petipa, and music by Riccardo Drigo....

Bernette Ford

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Judy Gitenstein

Judy L. Hasday

Chapters: Vaslav Nijinsky, George Balanchine, Michel Fokine, Leonide Massine, Bronislava Nijinska. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 34. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: George Balanchine (January 22, 1904 April 30, 1983), born Giorgi Melitonis dze Balanchivadze (Georgian: ) in Saint Petersburg, Russia, to a Georgian father and a Russian mother, was one of the 20th century's foremost choreographers, a pioneer of ballet in the United States, co-founder and balletmaster of New York City Ballet: his work created modern ballet, based on his deep knowledge of classical forms and techniques. He was a choreographer known for his musicality; he did not illustrate music but expressed it in dance and worked extensively with Igor Stravinsky. Balanchine's father, noted Georgian composer Meliton Balanchivadze (18621937), was one of the founders of the...