Description:

Back cover text reads:  "If you've been looking for a complete guide that will help you understand one of the most beautiful examples of the performing arts, Ballet 101 is the book for you.  Noted dance writier and critic Robert Greskovic offers the first comprehensive handbook on how to watch and appreciate the ballet, and assists the beginning learner while offering enough insight to interest those with a more advanced background. Topics covered include:

~ a thorough and international history of the ballet

~a look at the dancers and their training and physiology

~an examination fo the narrative versus the non=narratice ballet

~Lists of recommended reading material and video; and an invaluable glossary of dance terms

A majority of the book is devoted to a complete analysis of sixteem important and popular ballets ranging form the classical examples of Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Romeo and Juliet as well as modern efforts by Twyla Tharp.  Robert Greskovic lives and teaches in New York City.  He has written for Ballet News, Dance Magazine, Vanity Fair, the Los Angeles Times, etc. 

Original retail price was:  $16.95 US. This is a gently used book, read only once.  Will ship via Media Mail for only 2.50 S/H.