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The Ballet Book Workbook series Gives teachers and students supplemental materials to reinforce classroom work as students learn ballet.
Ballet CD-Rom by Victorial Morgan Over 700 Ballet terms demonstrated on video plus an interactive history of ballet and advice from ballet stars around the world
Ballet: The Classical Method Illustrated accompanying text for the video.
Ballet Dictionary Definitions and pronunciations of technical dance terms, browsable by first letter.
Cyber Dance Houses over 3,500 links to ballet resources all over the Internet. Subcategories include companies, schools, summer programs, and international links.
English National Ballet: Reference Section Includes link categories such as companies, education and research, studying dance, merchandise, and ticket outlets.
Ballet in Russia - Magazine Articles Over 20 articles taking readers through a history of classical Russian ballet.
BalletNotes Over 65 articles about ballets, their choreographers, composers, and history. Some topics include George Balanchine, Jules Perrot, Marius Petipa, Aaron Copland, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Butterfly, Dracula, Serenade, Swan Lake.
Making the Leap Into Ballet Article covering ballet, dance history and recommended books.
The Physics of Dance Article pertaining to balancing during pirouettes, jumps, and basic physics vocabulary.
The Perfect Pointe - Articles Pointe shoes including history, darning and shoe anatomy.
Ballet Is Fun CD-Rom Interactive ballet CD including over 325 dance steps, barre and center technique, all performed by professional ballet dancers.
Keiko Guest Photography Over 20 black and white images of ballet dancers in performances.
Russian Classical Ballet and Modern Dance Essays on history, companies, and prominent names.
Alice and the Reverend Dodgson Article by Morton N. Cohen on this ballet production. Page from the English National Ballet.
Ballet Dictionary - American Ballet Theater 170 terms from the book "Technical Manual and Dictionary of Classical Ballet," Dover Publications.
Gottfried Helnwein and Hans Kresnik Documentation of the collaboration between choreographer Hans Kresnik and his German dance company, and artist Gottfried Helnwein, including Macbeth, Oedipus, Pasolini, Marat and Sade.
Variations Database of ballet information including how-tos, free combinations, barre and center work, ballet basics, shoe guide, and a section for teachers.
Pointework from Gaynor Minden Pointe shoe in history and its construction.
History of the Kirov-Mariinsky Ballet A detailed history of the ballet company, including ballet origins in Russia from Catherine II to Jules Perrot.
Artslynx International Dance Resources Directory of links to articles on ballets including Coppelia, Giselle, Les Sylphides, Le Sylphide and The Nutcracker.
Classical Ballet Beginning to Advanced Online text of 8 levels of ballet syllabi beginning at age 6.
How to Construct a Tutu - Historical and Modern Perspective Reference article including directions to construct a tutu modeled on the long style of the 19th century, and the varying lengths of later trends.
DanceWorks - The Syllabus: Digital Danseuses Computer designed wire frame dancers demonstrate some of the more complex moves in ballet including the fouetté turn, Jeté en tournant and saut de chat in QuickTime movie format.
To the Pointe A guide to the pointe shoe including, fittings, history, sewing and preparation.