London / New York: Adam and Charles Black / Theatre Arts Books, 1984. Oversize Hardcover. NOT a library discard. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. First printing of the First Edition, with "First published 1984" so stated on the copyright page. Lavishly photo-illustrated, with detailed step-by-step instructions on the facing pages. A & C Black price sticker on rear cover. Simultaneously published in the U.S. with ISBN 087830164X. Bound in the original laminated pictorial boards. Oblong. 11.75" wide by 8.5" tall. From the rear cover: "From her long experience, which has included training in Moscow and Leningrad, teaching at the Royal Ballet School in London since 1963, restoring injured dancers to the stage, and lecturing in Europe, North America, and Australia, Joan Lawson has written a carefully devised book on class teaching based on firm classical technique and her own deep understanding. It will be an invaluable guige for all intending teachers". First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Very Good condition/No dust jacket, as issued. Illus. by MacGibbon, Ross (photographs by). x, 126pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

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Title: Ballet Class : Principles and Practice [Hardcover first edition]
Publisher: Adam and Charles Black / Theatre Arts Books, London / New York
Publication Date: 1984
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0713624167
ISBN 13: 9780713624168
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: MacGibbon, Ross (photographs by)
Edition: First Edition.
Condition: Very Good condition
Dust Jacket Condition: No dust jacket, as issued

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Ballet Class: Principles and Practice

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Joan Lawson's training in England and Russia led to her career as a writer of ballet history, technique and criticism in books, newspapers and magazines, as a much-respected teacher at the Royal Ballet Schools and Companies, as an adviser and examiner at the Royal Academy of Dancing, and as co-founder (with Justin Howse, FRCS, and Shirley Hancock, MSCP) of the Remedial Dance Clinic.

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