Classical Dance: The Balletgoer's Guide to Technique and Performance |
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Albrecht American Ballet Theatre arabesque arms attitude turns audience Aurora balance Balanchine ballerina ballet dancers balletgoer barre basic begins big jumps bourrées cabrioles Carabosse chaîné turns chat choreographer classical ballet costumes croisé dancer demi-plié deux développé dramatic effacé entrechat épaulement exercises Fall River Legend feel fifth position finish floor foot forward fouetté turns front George Balanchine Giselle Giselle's grands jetés half-toe head heel hold hops knee La Sylphide landing legs and feet lifts Lilac Fairy linking movements little jumps Lizzie look Michel Fokine move movements in ballet Odette pas de deux perfect performance Peter Tchaikovsky piqué turns pirouettes placement plié poses posture prince pulled relevé scene shoulder Siegfried simple sissonnes Sleeping Beauty smooth stage standing leg steps straight strength stretched student Swan Lake Sylphides takes Tchaikovsky teacher technique theater things toes turnout upper body variation virtuoso von Rothbart waltz