First Lessons in Ballet

by Lise Friedman

Book Overview

Introducing a ballet class in a book. Created by Lise Friedman, a passionate ballerina as a little girl who grew up to dance with the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, and photographed by K.C. Bailey, whose dance photography is part of the Lincoln Center Dance Collection, "First Lessons in Ballet" is an intimate and innovative approach that takes the reader right into the studio and teaches basic steps and positions. Each spread works as a lesson. On...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761118047
• ISBN13: 9780761118046
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Workman Publishing
• Length: 68 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.0" x 10.5"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8

Customer Reviews

little girl in need of guidance

I have a little girl,Anna, whom just recently started into her first year of serious ballet instruction. She felt nervous and scared that she would look silly in front of the other girls who have been taking classes since their pre-school years. Anna on the other hand has only been taking them for a year and still has a hard time remembering all the names and termology. I purchased this book about a week after she started instruction and we have enjoyed every moment together. The description of the steps make it very easy for me to relate and tell her how to hold herself proper, and the pictures are a great reference for her when mom is not around. After reading the book Anna has received confidence and poise that I don't think she knew she had in her. Great Book for beginners!