Authors: Royal Academy of Dancing, Antoinette Sibley
ISBN-13: 9780809234998, ISBN-10: 0809234998
Format: Paperback
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Date Published: September 1994
Edition: Reprint
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Seven lessons follow a young dancer's development, from basic positions and postures to more advanced levels.
This title follows the updated International Examination Syllabus by illustrating a selection of exercises for pre-primary through grade five students taught at the Royal Academy of Dancing. Professional preparation is also discussed. Unfortunately, the illustrated instruction assumes a high level of knowledge and instructional assistance for comprehension, and access to the glossary is restricted by its awkward placement on page 14, between "How To Tie the Ribbons" and "Taking an Examination." Of greatest interest is the section that tracks a day in the life of two ballet students and provides eight short autobiographies of international dancers. For instructional purposes, the format is simply outmoded, as many dance guides are now on videocassette, including the Royal Academy's own 1991 videocassette, Grades Examinations Syllabus for Girls and Boys. For comprehensive dance collections only.-Irene Herold, Monmouth Coll. Lib., Ill.