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Author : Harriet Castor
Publisher : Carlton Books
ISBN 13 : 9781847327352
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (273 download)
Download or read book How to Be a Ballerina written by Harriet Castor and published by Carlton Books. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bella and her ballet school friends describe what it is like to be a real ballerina.
Author : Gavin Larsen
Publisher : University Press of Florida
ISBN 13 : 081306595X
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (13 download)
Download or read book Being a Ballerina written by Gavin Larsen and published by University Press of Florida. This book was released on 2021-04-27 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finalist, the Arts Club of Washington Marfield Prize A look inside a dancer’s world Inspiring, revealing, and deeply relatable, Being a Ballerina is a firsthand look at the realities of life as a professional ballet dancer. Through episodes from her own career, Gavin Larsen describes the forces that drive a person to study dance; the daily balance that dancers navigate between hardship and joy; and the dancer’s continual quest to discover who they are as a person and as an artist. Starting with her arrival as a young beginner at a class too advanced for her, Larsen tells how the embarrassing mistake ended up helping her learn quickly and advance rapidly. In other stories of her early teachers, training, and auditions, she explains how she gradually came to understand and achieve what she and her body were capable of. Larsen then re-creates scenes from her experiences in dance companies, from unglamorous roles to exhilarating performances. Working as a ballerina was shocking and scary at first, she says, recalling unexpected injuries, leaps of faith, and her constant struggle to operate at the level she wanted—but full of enormously rewarding moments. Larsen also reflects candidly on her difficult decision to retire at age 35. An ideal read for aspiring dancers, Larsen’s memoir will also delight experienced dance professionals and fascinate anyone who wonders what it takes to live a life dedicated to the perfection of the art form.
Author : Lise Friedman
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101652535
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)
Download or read book Becoming a Ballerina written by Lise Friedman and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-10-11 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The perfect holiday gift for every young ballet lover. Go backstage at the ballet with real-life thirteen-year-old dancer Fiona. Dozens of gorgeous, full-color photographs welcome readers into Fiona's world, as she goes from auditions, to rehearsals, to opening night playing Clara, the lead child's role in Boston Ballet's The Nutcracker. Experience the nerves, the hard work, and ultimately the thrill of performing on the big stage with a professional company. This is a beautiful holiday gift that young dancers will cherish all year round.
Author : Nancy Ellison
Publisher : Universe Publishing(NY)
ISBN 13 : 9780789309761
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (97 download)
Download or read book Becoming a Ballerina written by Nancy Ellison and published by Universe Publishing(NY). This book was released on 2003 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What little girl doesn't dream of becoming a ballerina? This book follows a promising young dancer as she goes through her routine, from doing her hair and learning how to wear pointe shoes to teaching some basics to an even younger dancer. Full color.
Author : Eliza Gaynor Minden
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1416595716
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (165 download)
Download or read book The Ballet Companion written by Eliza Gaynor Minden and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-11-01 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New Classic for Today's Dancer The Ballet Companion is a fresh, comprehensive, and thoroughly up-to-date reference book for the dancer. With 150 stunning photographs of ballet stars Maria Riccetto and Benjamin Millepied demonstrating perfect execution of positions and steps, this elegant volume brims with everything today's dance student needs, including: Practical advice for getting started, such as selecting a school, making the most of class, and studio etiquette Explanations of ballet fundamentals and major training systems An illustrated guide through ballet class -- warm-up, barre, and center floor Guidelines for safe, healthy dancing through a sensible diet, injury prevention, and cross-training with yoga and Pilates Descriptions of must-see ballets and glossaries of dance, music, and theater terms Along the way you'll find technique secrets from stars of American Ballet Theatre, lavishly illustrated sidebars on ballet history, and tips on everything from styling a ballet bun to stage makeup to performing the perfect pirouette. Whether a budding ballerina, serious student, or adult returning to ballet, dancers will find a lively mix of ballet's time-honored traditions and essential new information.
Author : Michaela DePrince
Publisher : Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 0385755112
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (857 download)
Download or read book Taking Flight written by Michaela DePrince and published by Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2014 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The memoir of Michaela DePrince, who lived the first few years of her live in war-torn Sierra Leone until being adopted by an American Family. Now seventeen, she is one of the premiere ballerinas in the United States"--
Author : Anna Membrino
Publisher : Random House Studio
ISBN 13 : 0375982337
Total Pages : 33 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (759 download)
Download or read book I Want to be a Ballerina written by Anna Membrino and published by Random House Studio. This book was released on 2014-08-26 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Mia tries to become a ballerina just like her big sister, she discovers that getting the right outfit is just the beginning. Despite great effort, there are lots of mishaps, and Mia doesn’t quite become the prima ballerina she hoped to be. But she does finally earn her true reward: time with her sister.
Author : Misty Copeland
Publisher : Hachette+ORM
ISBN 13 : 1455596310
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (555 download)
Download or read book Ballerina Body written by Misty Copeland and published by Hachette+ORM. This book was released on 2017-06-20 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The celebrated ballerina and role model, Misty Copeland, shares the secrets of how to reshape your body and achieve a lean, strong physique and glowing health. Misty Copeland believes "There has been a shift in recent years in which women no longer desire the bare bones of a runway model. Standards have changed: what women do want is a long, toned, powerful body with excellent posture." In other words, the body of a ballerina. In her first health and fitness book, Misty will show women how to find the motivation to get healthier and stronger, and how to reshape their bodies to be lean and flexible, with step-by-step advice, meal plans, workout routines, and words of inspiration. Celebrating the importance of healthy fats and a fitness regimen based on ballet exercises, Misty shares her own time-tested exercises and an eating plan focusing on healthy fats, both of which keep her in top shape. Tips for motivation and words of encouragement as well as tips on how to keep going even when you may want to give up. An inspiring section on the importance of finding mentors, and eventually being one, plus excerpts from Misty's personal journal, round out this important book on grace and strength.
Author : Peter Sis
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0688179444
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (881 download)
Download or read book Ballerina! written by Peter Sis and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2001-03-20 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you love to dance? If so, this is the book for you! Twist! Stretch! Reach! Leap! Be a swan! Be a tiger! Be a flame! Be a ballerina!
Author : Christy Webster
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 0375868399
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (758 download)
Download or read book I Can Be A Ballerina (Barbie) written by Christy Webster and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2011-01-11 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young girls will love joining Barbie as she leaps, twirls, and pirouettes in this Step 2 reader, I Can Be a Ballerina.
Author : Sophie Flack
Publisher : Poppy
ISBN 13 : 0316193224
Total Pages : 183 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (161 download)
Download or read book Bunheads written by Sophie Flack and published by Poppy. This book was released on 2011-10-10 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A vibrant and absorbing novel about the competitive world of professional ballet, written by a former New York City Ballet dancer. As a dancer with the ultra-prestigious Manhattan Ballet company, nineteen-year-old Hannah Ward juggles intense rehearsals, dazzling performances, and complicated backstage relationships. But when she meets a spontaneous and irresistibly cute musician named Jacob, her universe begins to change. Until now, Hannah has happily followed the company's unofficial mantra, "Don't think, just dance." But as Jacob opens her eyes to the world beyond the theater, Hannah must decide whether to compete against the other "bunheads" for a star soloist spot or to strike out on her own. Don't miss this behind-the-scenes look at the life of a young professional ballet dancer, written by an insider who lived it all.
Author : Valerie Coulman
Publisher : Lobster Press
ISBN 13 : 9781894222914
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (229 download)
Download or read book I Am a Ballerina written by Valerie Coulman and published by Lobster Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An irresistible and determined ballerina shows readers how to reach for their dreams.
Author : Misty Copeland
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1476737983
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (767 download)
Download or read book Life in Motion written by Misty Copeland and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-03-04 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Profiles the life and career of the professional ballerina, covering from when she began dance classes at age thirteen in an after-school community center through becoming the only African American soloist dancing with the American Ballet Theatre.
Author : Anne Marie Pace
Publisher : Disney Electronic Content
ISBN 13 : 1484717368
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (847 download)
Download or read book Vampirina Ballerina written by Anne Marie Pace and published by Disney Electronic Content. This book was released on 2014-08-26 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oh, to be a ballerina! It's a challenge for any little girl, but even more so if you happen to be a vampire like Vampirina. First of all, you have to find a class that meets at night. Then you have to figure out how to perfect your form when you can't see yourself in the mirror? And then there's wearing pink (not the most flattering of colors if you happen to be undead) and that nagging urge to take a little nip out of the other dancers. And worse of all... STAGE FRIGHT!!!
Author : Chloe Angyal
Publisher : Bold Type Books
ISBN 13 : 1645036723
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (45 download)
Download or read book Turning Pointe written by Chloe Angyal and published by Bold Type Books. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A reckoning with one of our most beloved art forms, whose past and present are shaped by gender, racial, and class inequities—and a look inside the fight for its future Every day, in dance studios all across America, legions of little children line up at the barre to take ballet class. This time in the studio shapes their lives, instilling lessons about gender, power, bodies, and their place in the world both in and outside of dance. In Turning Pointe, journalist Chloe Angyal captures the intense love for ballet that so many dancers feel, while also grappling with its devastating shortcomings: the power imbalance of an art form performed mostly by women, but dominated by men; the impossible standards of beauty and thinness; and the racism that keeps so many people of color out of ballet. As the rigid traditions of ballet grow increasingly out of step with the modern world, a new generation of dancers is confronting these issues head on, in the studio and on stage. For ballet to survive the twenty-first century and forge a path into a more socially just future, this reckoning is essential.
Author : Megan Fairchild
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0525507655
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (255 download)
Download or read book The Ballerina Mindset written by Megan Fairchild and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-12-07 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how to thrive in intense, competitive environments with these secrets from one of America's premiere ballerinas--and get a sneak peek at what her life is really like. Ballet may look glamorous and effortless to audience members, but it requires grueling discipline. It's a competitive and physically and mentally demanding career that combines elite athleticism, artistry, and performance. Not only do dancers rehearse for six to eight hours a day before performing at night, but they also must make it all look easy! As a principal ballerina with New York City Ballet and a one-time Broadway star--not to mention a mother of three and an MBA student--Megan Fairchild is all too familiar with these challenges. In The Ballerina Mindset, she shares all the wisdom she's learned from her nearly two-decade career, drawing upon her own experiences to show us how she learned to overcome challenges ranging from stage fright to negative feedback to a packed calendar to weight management--and how we can do the same. Inspiring, warm, and revelatory, The Ballerina Mindset is the perfect how-to guide for dancers, athletes, artists, and anyone struggling to stay sane in a high-pressure environment.
Author : Suzanne Farrell
Publisher : University Press of Florida
ISBN 13 : 0813059321
Total Pages : 498 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (13 download)
Download or read book Holding On to the Air written by Suzanne Farrell and published by University Press of Florida. This book was released on 2002-09-15 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Suzanne Farrell, world-renowned ballerina, was one of George Balanchine's most celebrated muses and remains a legendary figure in the ballet world. This memoir, first published in 1990 and reissued with a new preface by the author, recounts Farrell's transformation from a young girl in Ohio dreaming of greatness to the realization of that dream on stages all over the world. Central to this transformation was her relationship with George Balanchine, who invited her to join the New York City Ballet in the fall of 1961 and was in turn inspired by her unique combination of musical, physical, and dramatic gifts. He created masterpieces for her in which the limits of ballet technique were expanded to a degree not seen before. By the time she retired from the stage in 1989, Farrell had achieved a career that is without precedent in the history of ballet. One third of her repertory of more than 100 ballets were composed expressly for her by such notable choreographers as Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, and Maurice Bejart. Farrell recalls professional and personal attachments and their attendant controversies with a down-to-earth frankness and common sense that complements the glories and mysteries of her artistic achievement.
