Footnotes; Dancing the Worlds' Best-Loved Ballets

Footnotes Profiling seven classic ballets, this book makes an ideal introduction to the history of the art, as well as to such great dancers as Rudolf Nureyev, Mikhail Barishnikov, and Margot Fonteyn. Illustrations. Full description

Footnotes: Dancing the World's Best-Loved Ballets by Frank Augustyn and Shelley Tanaka, goes behind the scenes at seven ballets (including Giselle, Swan Lake and Romeo and Juliet) to provide a history of the art. Rudolf Nureyev, Mikhail Baryshnikov and Margot Fonteyn are spotlighted as a look at the lives of dancers, choreographers, costume designers and others drives the informative text. A library edition of the book appeared last year.
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