Reference - ABC Directory

Pavlova's Dog; A Regular Guy's Book of Ballet

A collection of essays and memoirs by Keith R. Knox.
http://members.aol.com/pumukau/index.htm

The Ballet Book Workbook series

Gives teachers and students supplemental materials to reinforce classroom work as students learn ballet.
http://www.theballetbook.com

The Electric Ballerina

Learn more about ballet by downloading these computer-generated simulations of steps and positions.
http://www.novia.net/~jlw/electric/electric.html

New York City Ballet Reference

Bibliography categorized by dancers, photography, children's books, history and scenarios.
http://www.nycballet.com/programs/reference.html

Ballet CD-Rom by Victorial Morgan

Over 700 Ballet terms demonstrated on video plus an interactive history of ballet and advice from ballet stars around the world
http://www.pav.org/Ballet.htm

Fair Prospect Imprint

The website of renowned ballet photographer Keith Money.
http://www.fairprospect.co.nz/

Research on specific Ballet pieces and Ballet Titles from Artslynx

Ballets include Coppelia, Giselle, Les Sylphides, Le Sylphide, and The Nutcracker.
http://www.artslynx.org/dance/ballets.htm

Ballet: The Classical Method

Illustrated accompanying text for the video.
http://www.amproductions.com/ballet.html

Kids Dance: The Students of Ballet Tech

Book on America's first public school for ballet students, Ballet Tech.
http://ballet.xp.com/

Ballet Dictionary

Definitions and pronunciations of technical dance terms, browsable by first letter.
http://www.balletdictionary.com

Cyber Dance

Houses over 3,500 links to ballet resources all over the Internet. Subcategories include companies, schools, summer programs, and international links.
http://www.cyberdance.org

English National Ballet: Reference Section

Includes link categories such as companies, education and research, studying dance, merchandise, and ticket outlets.
http://www.ballet.org.uk/reference/links/

WebMuseum: Degas, Edgar: Ballet dancers

Online gallery showcasing many of Degas' ballet paintings. Also includes a brief description of art during the period.
http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/degas/ballet/

Dance and Ballet Photo

Photographer Guillaume Dion's website including over 70 ballet photos of professional dancers. Most are taken during rehearsals.
http://dance.guillaumedion.com/index.php3

Bob Shomler's Ballet and Dance Photo Gallery

Includes over 700 clear, color ballet photographs from famous ballets such as Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, Giselle, and Coppelia.
http://www.shomler.com/dance/

Ballet in Russia - Magazine Articles

Over 20 articles taking readers through a history of classical Russian ballet.
http://www.aha.ru/~vladmo/digest1.html

History of the Kirov-Mariinsky Ballet

A detailed history of the ballet company, including ballet origins in Russia from Catherine II to Jules Perrot.
http://www.webcom.com/shownet/kirov/kirov3.html

Classical Ballet Articles

Complete and thorough articles covering topics such as Cecchetti, pointe shoe history, Pilates, and ballet physics. Most written by Diane Fothergill.
http://www.vashti.com/esb/classical/clasart.htm

Making the Leap Into Ballet

Article covering ballet and dance history.
http://www.csmonitor.com/durable/1998/09/25/p51s1.htm

The Physics of Dance

Article pertaining to balancing during pirouettes, jumps, and basic physics vocabulary.
http://web.hep.uiuc.edu/home/g-gollin/dance/dance_physics.html

The Perfect Pointe - Articles

Pointe shoes including history, darning and shoe anatomy.
http://www.the-perfect-pointe.com/Articles.html

Ballet Is Fun CD-Rom

Interactive ballet CD including over 325 dance steps, barre and center technique, all performed by professional ballet dancers.
http://www.balletisfun.com/

To the Pointe

A guide to the pointe shoe including, fittings, history, sewing and preparation.
http://www.parkenet.org/jp/ttp/ttp02.htm

Keiko Guest Photography

Over 20 black and white images of ballet dancers in performances.
http://www.keikoguestphotography.com/dancetheater.htm

Balance Downloads

Over 30 ballet song downloads from The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Coppelia, and Vivaldi's Four Seasons.
http://www.freewebs.com/ballet/downloads.html

Blue Diamond Dance - Flexibility

For beginning ballet students on the basics of stretching and gaining flexibility. This page includes how to choose music to stretch to, breathing tips, and how to successfully move through each stretching exercise.
http://www.adult-ballet.com/stretch.htm

Russian Classical Ballet and Modern Dance

Essays on history, companies, and prominent names.
http://slis.cua.edu/ihy/sppj/refer.htm

Alice and the Reverend Dodgson

Article by Morton N. Cohen on this ballet production.
http://www.ballet.org.uk/reference/notes/alice/dance.html

Ballet Dictionary - American Ballet Theater

170 terms from the book "Technical Manual and Dictionary of Classical Ballet," Dover Publications.
http://www.abt.org/education/dictionary/index.html

Gottfried Helnwein and Hans Kresnik

Documentation of the collaboration between choreographer Hans Kresnik and his German dance company, and artist Gottfried Helnwein, including Macbeth, Oedipus, Pasolini, Marat and Sade.
http://www.homestead.com/gottfriedhelnwein/kresnik.html

Variations

Database of ballet information including how-tos, free combinations, barre and center work, ballet basics, shoe guide, and a section for teachers.
http://www.freewebs.com/variations/

Classical Ballet Beginning to Advanced

Online text of 8 Cecchetti ballet levels beginning at age 6.
http://www.xs4all.nl/~sustan/ballet.html

Laura's Ballet Site

A site that has the basics of ballet and some history, and includes some refrence to other dance forms.
http://www.freewebs.com/ballerina456/

Pointework from Gaynor Minden

Pointe shoe in history and its construction.
http://www.dancer.com/aboutpointe.html

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