Ballet Basics

by Hammond, Sandra Noll

• ISBN13: 9781559341349
• ISBN10: 1559341343
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1993-01-01
• Publisher: Mayfield Pub Co

Summary

Written for the adult beginner, "Ballet Basics" is a well-illustrated introduction to the fundamentals of ballet technique. The text also provides an overview of the history of ballet and introduces students to the world of ballet. .

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
CHAPTER 1 The Ballet Class	1	(21)
The Teacher	1	(2)
The Studio	3	(1)
The Student	4	(4)
Clothing	4	(2)
Care of Equipment	6	(1)
Hair and Jewelry	6	(1)
Attendance	7	(1)
Behavior in Class	7	(1)
The Music	8	(2)
The Vocabulary	10	(1)
Style	10	(1)
The Lesson	11	(3)
Alignment	11	(2)
Turnout	13	(1)
The Five Positions of the Feet	14	(1)
Positions of the Arms	15	(1)
Positions of the Head	16	(1)
Special Considerations	17	(4)
Balancing on One Leg	17	(1)
Balancing on the Ball of the Foot	18	(1)
Pointing the Foot	19	(1)
Warm-Up	19	(1)
Correct Breathing	20	(1)
Learning	21	(1)
Notes	21	(1)
CHAPTER 2 Ballet Technique: Barre Work	22	(24)
Use of the Barre	22	(1)
Sequence of Exercises	23	(1)
Three Fundamental Exercises: Plie, Eleve/Releve, and Battement Tendu	23	(9)
Plie	23	(3)
Eleve/Releve	26	(3)
Battement Tendu	29	(3)
Other Basic Battements	32	(5)
Battement Degage	32	(1)
Grand Battement	33	(2)
Battement Frappe	35	(1)
Petit Battement sur le Cou-de-Pied	36	(1)
Circular Movements	37	(3)
Rond de Jambe a Terre	37	(3)
Additional Basic Exercises	40	(5)
Battement Retire	40	(1)
Developpe	41	(1)
Battement Fondu	42	(1)
Port de Bras au Corps Cambre	43	(2)
Stretches	45	(1)
CHAPTER 3 Ballet Technique: Center Work	46	(25)
Directions of the Studio/Stage	46	(1)
Port de Bras	47	(3)
Center Exercises and Epaulement	50	(2)
Positions of the Body	52	(2)
Facing Front	52	(1)
On the Diagonal	52	(2)
Other Poses of the Body	54	(4)
Attitude	54	(1)
Arabesque	55	(3)
Connecting Movements	58	(5)
Glisse	58	(1)
Tombe	59	(1)
Pique	60	(1)
Pas de Bourree	61	(2)
Pas Marche	63	(1)
Turns	63	(1)
Spotting	63	(1)
Turns on Two Feet	64	(2)
Soutenu en Tournant	64	(1)
Tour de Basque	65	(1)
Tours Chaines	66	(1)
Turns on One Foot	66	(4)
Pique (or Pose) Tour en Dedans	67	(1)
Pirouettes	68	(1)
Adage, Adagio	69	(1)
Notes	70	(1)
CHAPTER 4 Ballet Technique: Allegro	71	(27)
Five Fundamental Movements of Elevation	71	(2)
Basic Jumps	73	(4)
Temps Leve Saute	73	(1)
Soubresaut	74	(1)
Changement de Pieds	75	(1)
Echappe Saute	76	(1)
More Complex Jumps: Petit Allegro Steps	77	(6)
Sissonne	77	(2)
Assemble	79	(1)
Temps Leve	80	(1)
Jete	81	(2)
Pas de Chat	83	(1)
Additional Allegro Steps	83	(3)
Balance	83	(1)
Pas de Basque	84	(2)
Connecting Steps: Preparatory Movements	86	(5)
Glissade	86	(2)
Coupe	88	(1)
Chasse en l'Air	89	(2)
Additional Connecting Steps and Preparatory Movements	91	(1)
Pas de Bourree Couru or Pas Couru	91	(1)
Grand Allegro Steps	92	(3)
Grand Jete en Avant	92	(1)
Temps Leve en Arabesque	93	(1)
Temps Leve en Retire	94	(1)
Allegro Combinations	95	(1)
Beats	95	(1)
Temps Leves Sautes Battus en Seconde	96	(1)
Reverence	96	(1)
Postscript	97	(1)
Note	97	(1)
CHAPTER 5 The Ballet Body	98	(18)
The Ideal Physique	98	(2)
Body Therapies and Conditioning Methods	100	(3)
Ideokinesis	101	(1)
Alexander Technique	101	(1)
Bartenieff Fundamentals	102	(1)
Feldenkrais Awareness	102	(1)
Pilates Technique	102	(1)
Aerobics	103	(1)
Massage	103	(1)
Preventing Injury	103	(1)
Injuries and Ailments	104	(5)
Cramp	104	(1)
Muscle Soreness	105	(1)
Muscle Strain	105	(1)
Ligament Sprain	105	(1)
Bone Dislocation and Fracture	106	(1)
Bruises	106	(1)
Shin Splints	106	(1)
Tendinitis	107	(1)
Knee Injuries	108	(1)
Back Ailments	108	(1)
Clicks, Snaps, and Pops	109	(1)
Care of the Feet	109	(3)
Daily Care of the Feet	110	(1)
Foot Disorders	110	(1)
Minor Foot Ailments	110	(2)
Eating Habits	112	(3)
Diet	112	(1)
Eating Disorders	113	(1)
Proper Nutrition	113	(1)
Food for Thought	114	(1)
Notes	115	(1)
CHAPTER 6 The Ballet Profession	116	(14)
The Young Dancer	116	(1)
Professional Preparation	117	(2)
Joining a Company	119	(1)
Ballet Rehearsal	119	(2)
Ballet Performance	121	(1)
Looking at the Ballet	122	(1)
After the Show	123	(1)
Nonprofessional Civic and Regional Companies	124	(1)
Other Ballet-Related Careers	124	(4)
Teaching and Choreography	125	(1)
Recording Dance	125	(1)
History, Research, and Criticism	126	(1)
Therapy and Medicine	127	(1)
Administration and Management	127	(1)
Production	128	(1)
Volunteer Assistance	128	(1)
Notes	128	(2)
CHAPTER 7 Ballet History	130	(47)
A Tradition Begins	131	(1)
Background to the Tradition	131	(1)
Dance in the Middle Ages	132	(1)
Social and Theatrical Dances of the Renaissance	133	(6)
Birth of the Classical Ballet	139	(4)
Eighteenth-Century Professionalism and Innovation	143	(4)
The Golden Age of Romantic Ballet	147	(7)
Emergence of Ballet in Russia	154	(3)
The Diaghilev Ballets Russes	157	(4)
Ballet After Diaghilev	161	(1)
British Ballet	161	(2)
The American Scene	163	(3)
Ballet Eclecticism and Traditionalism	166	(1)
Today's Ballet	167	(7)
Notes	174	(3)
Selected Reading	177	(6)
Technical Terms Index	183	(2)
General Index	185