that preserves that unique heritage. Includes fourteen variations from the great classical ballets of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Using detailed descriptions, together with counts, floor diagrams, and drawings, Laurencia Klaja preserves for posterity authentic steps from Coppelia, Raymonda, The Nutcracker, The Sleeping Beauty, Sylvia, and Swan Lake as they were taught by the legendary Ludmilla Shollar and Anatole Vilzak. Complete with lists of recommended pianos scores and recordings to use in class, as well as historic photographs of famous dancers performing. A work of impeccable scholarship sure to bring excerpts of the classic ballet repertoire closer to every aspiring dancer, teacher, choreographer, and balletomane.

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