Getting started in ballet : a parent's guide to dance education /
Many children dream of being a ballerina. Chin raised with purpose, arms high above head, they twirl clumsily around the living room and leap tirelessly in the air. Sooner or later they're bound to say, ""I want to dance."" Now what do you do? How do you know if the time is...
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
1997
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Table of Contents:
- Preface; Foreword; Introduction; 1. Why Dance?; 2. Dance Training; 3. How to Select a Teacher and School; 4. Progression of Training; 5. What to Wear; 6. Parent and Teacher Relations; 7. Recitals, Demonstrations, and Concerts; 8. Avoiding Injuries; 9. Diet and Eating Disorders; 10. Entering the Profession; 11. Beyond Secondary Education and a Dancing Career; 12. Parenting the Dancer; Appendix; Selected Bibliography; Index.