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100 Lessons in Classical Ballet: The Eight-Year Program of Leningrad's Vaganova Choreographic School (Limelight) Paperback – July 1, 2004

by Vera S. Kostrovitskaya (Author), Oleg Briansky (Translator)
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The complete 8-year curriculum of Leningrad's famed Vaganova Choreographic School, which trained Nureyev, Baryshnikov, and Makarova, including over 100 photographs. A volume which no teacher, scholar, or student of the dance can afford to miss. “A serious, indeed indispensable, textbook.” –Clive Barnes
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Limelight; 3rd ed. edition (July 1, 2004)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 400 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0879100680
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0879100681
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.32 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.09 x 1.14 x 9 inches
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KLennon
5.0 out of 5 stars Great teaching tool
Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2011
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I bought this book together with Vaganova's handbook and a couple other resources. I admit that i learned more just from reading this book than i learned from some of my own dance instructors over many years. While i think it's necessary also to read other technical books for details on HOW to do these exercises, i do think this lesson plan leaves virtually no holes in students' strength, knowledge, or artistry. The thing that i found a tiny bit frustrating is that the exercises are REALLY hard, if you're not trained properly. For example, i tried to give exercises from the 4th Year Lesson 1 Plan in this book to students that were considered "Advanced" at a studio where i had just started teaching, and they literally could not do the exercises! And unfortunately, the 1st and 2nd year exercises are tedious for students used to being given steps that are too advanced and being allowed to botch them. So i would not recommend these lessons for "casual" ballet students (a term i detest!). I would recommend drawing from these lessons for students who are at the beginning of their ballet training, and starting with Year 1. I also found it helpful to watch videos of Vaganova students on YouTube. Sometimes one can find real Vaganova students doing the exact same exercises--and doing them correctly. It's very inspiring!
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rocco ragano
5.0 out of 5 stars Informative
Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2014
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This is a great book if you want to teach Vaganova technique, of course it is helpful if one is already trained in the technique. The lessons are progressive, detailed, age and level appropriate. You may find children and young dancers are doing many advance moves with poor execution, especially those students at dance STUDIOS rather than dance SCHOOLS. So, with that being said, when doing a lesson from this book, it may appear to you and the child that it is to easy, however, when practicing with proper execution the child will realize as well as you, the teacher, that the lessons will help fill the holes in the technique of most studio dancers, especially the competition studios that focus on too much dance and very little technique. A child can do 5 pirrouetttes in jazz/lyrical/comtemporary style dance and falls down in one properly executed pirrouette in ballet....typical.
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Mrs. Caitlyn L. Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars A great book for step by step progression
Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2017
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I found this book really interesting. I think this will really help me as I continue to develop what is appropriate at each level for my students. I think that the Vaganova school takes students at the age of 9, so they are much older than my kiddos. However I think I can still use this information to help me plan my lessons and know what they should be capable of before moving on to the next step. This is very pedagogy driven, so if you are looking for a good book on progression I would say this is a great resource.
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ZenMom
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource
Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2010
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This detailed program has helped me re-formulate my classes effectively. I teach gymnasts once a week ballet class and was having a lot of trouble getting them to understand basic concepts. This book has helped me break down the exercises very simply and effectively. The difference is visible and they feel more secure about what they are learning.

After many years of dancing professionally through a variety of techniques, it is not easy to remember the basics and teach a good beginners class. Doing some of these exercises myself while preparing for class jarred my memory and helped me understand how to build up my student's body-knowledge. It has also been a good structure to use as a source of inspiration and creativity. I recommend it for any teacher who is looking for short, clear exercises to develop their student's training.
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Tatum Rodgers
5.0 out of 5 stars Great resource
Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2020
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Great book full of lessons for any aspiring ballerina or ballet teacher. Very descriptive and informative. Definitely need some ballet knowledge because of all the terminology used.
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Mariana P
5.0 out of 5 stars Worth it!
Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2021
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The book was in excellent condition, there was only one page that was highlighted in green but the rest of the pages were in perfect condition so it was worth every penny. Great packaging as well!
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Vanessa
4.0 out of 5 stars A very good lesson guide for teachers and students
Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2013
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Pros:
- a good lesson guide for teachers
- provides info on kind of music to play with each exercise (e.g. 16 measures in 4/4)
- instructs what to do on each beat
- takes you on a journey from 1st grade up to eighth
- great for students (please read student list below)

Cons:
- does not describe in detail the quality of the movements (i.e. it's a lesson guide only)
- some of the pictures show poor form and technique (e.g. in demi plie in first position the children's turnouts were incorrect - i.e. they were turning out the feet but not the whole leg from the hip down) - SO DON'T USE THE PICTURES OF THE CHILDREN AS A GUIDE!!

This book is good for students who:
- already have a wide vocabulary of ballet terminolgy
- want to train more but can't afford extra classes
- are on holiday and don't want to fall behind
- want to be able to choose their own level of training (e.g. go back to the basics if they are recuperating from an injury, have had time off dance, or just want to take a break from mentally taxing exercises)
- remember better from reading as opposed to watching

I suggest that you use Basic Principles of Classical Ballet (Agrippa Vaganova) to aide your learning. This book (100 Lessons in Classical Ballet...) is great for providing a lesson plan, but it does not aide your learning. Also, by reading Agrippa Vaganova's book along side these exercises you will learn the correct form, technique, and quality of movement in performing these exercises.

P.S. Keep in mind that these exercises were made to be executed using the Vaganova method. However, it is very simple to apply any other method to these exercises.
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Ileana Constantinescu
5.0 out of 5 stars To be onest
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2021
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Great book! I enjoy it! Arrived just in time. Thank you.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Magnífico
Reviewed in Brazil on January 2, 2023
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Excelente material para organizar o conteúdo programático.
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BOLILLO1709
5.0 out of 5 stars El mejor libro que he visto para lecciones de ballet
Reviewed in Mexico on August 14, 2019
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Es excelente! Explica super bien
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sofia
5.0 out of 5 stars Testo valido x insegnanti
Reviewed in Italy on July 18, 2020
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Buon testo che suddivide gli insegnamenti in lezioni e semestri x tutti gli 8 anni. non ci sono spiegazioni dei passi xche punta più sulla suddivisione del programma. Buono anche il suggerimento sui tempi da adottare dall inizio alla fine dell anno.
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Core de Ballet
5.0 out of 5 stars Commande sans soucis. Merci
Reviewed in France on February 16, 2020
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Article conforme et reçue dans les délais indiqués
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5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome book
Reviewed in India on June 11, 2019
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