Essential guide for dancers and teachers, and an eye-opening trip behind the scenes for balletomanes. Its practical advice for both ballerinas and partners begins with such basics as standing, walking, and taking bows, and it fully covers such topics as bearing and attitude, and lifting without visible strain. 29 black-and-white illustrations.
"This Dover edition ... is an unabridged republication of the second edition of the work published by A. & C. Black, Ltd., London, in 1950 and first republished by Dover Publications, Inc., in 1969"--Title page verso