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# 100 Lessons in Classical Ballet: The Eight-Year Program of Leningrad's Vaganova Choreographic School (Limelight)

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Review: Great teaching tool - I bought this book together with Vaganova's handbook and a couple other resources. I admit that i learned more just from reading this book than i learned from some of my own dance instructors over many years. While i think it's necessary also to read other technical books for details on HOW to do these exercises, i do think this lesson plan leaves virtually no holes in students' strength, knowledge, or artistry. The thing that i found a tiny bit frustrating is that the exercises are REALLY hard, if you're not trained properly. For example, i tried to give exercises from the 4th Year Lesson 1 Plan in this book to students that were considered "Advanced" at a studio where i had just started teaching, and they literally could not do the exercises! And unfortunately, the 1st and 2nd year exercises are tedious for students used to being given steps that are too advanced and being allowed to botch them. So i would not recommend these lessons for "casual" ballet students (a term i detest!). I would recommend drawing from these lessons for students who are at the beginning of their ballet training, and starting with Year 1. I also found it helpful to watch videos of Vaganova students on YouTube. Sometimes one can find real Vaganova students doing the exact same exercises--and doing them correctly. It's very inspiring!
Review: Informative - This is a great book if you want to teach Vaganova technique, of course it is helpful if one is already trained in the technique. The lessons are progressive, detailed, age and level appropriate. You may find children and young dancers are doing many advance moves with poor execution, especially those students at dance STUDIOS rather than dance SCHOOLS. So, with that being said, when doing a lesson from this book, it may appear to you and the child that it is to easy, however, when practicing with proper execution the child will realize as well as you, the teacher, that the lessons will help fill the holes in the technique of most studio dancers, especially the competition studios that focus on too much dance and very little technique. A child can do 5 pirrouetttes in jazz/lyrical/comtemporary style dance and falls down in one properly executed pirrouette in ballet....typical.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #333,008 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #22 in Ballet Dance #33 in Classical Dancing #760 in Theater (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (252) |
| Dimensions  | 6 x 0.89 x 9 inches |
| Edition  | 3rd ed. |
| ISBN-10  | 0879100680 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0879100681 |
| Item Weight  | 1.3 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Part of series  | Limelight |
| Print length  | 400 pages |
| Publication date  | July 1, 2004 |
| Publisher  | Limelight |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great teaching tool
*by K***N on April 3, 2011*

I bought this book together with Vaganova's handbook and a couple other resources. I admit that i learned more just from reading this book than i learned from some of my own dance instructors over many years. While i think it's necessary also to read other technical books for details on HOW to do these exercises, i do think this lesson plan leaves virtually no holes in students' strength, knowledge, or artistry. The thing that i found a tiny bit frustrating is that the exercises are REALLY hard, if you're not trained properly. For example, i tried to give exercises from the 4th Year Lesson 1 Plan in this book to students that were considered "Advanced" at a studio where i had just started teaching, and they literally could not do the exercises! And unfortunately, the 1st and 2nd year exercises are tedious for students used to being given steps that are too advanced and being allowed to botch them. So i would not recommend these lessons for "casual" ballet students (a term i detest!). I would recommend drawing from these lessons for students who are at the beginning of their ballet training, and starting with Year 1. I also found it helpful to watch videos of Vaganova students on YouTube. Sometimes one can find real Vaganova students doing the exact same exercises--and doing them correctly. It's very inspiring!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Informative
*by R***O on January 23, 2014*

This is a great book if you want to teach Vaganova technique, of course it is helpful if one is already trained in the technique. The lessons are progressive, detailed, age and level appropriate. You may find children and young dancers are doing many advance moves with poor execution, especially those students at dance STUDIOS rather than dance SCHOOLS. So, with that being said, when doing a lesson from this book, it may appear to you and the child that it is to easy, however, when practicing with proper execution the child will realize as well as you, the teacher, that the lessons will help fill the holes in the technique of most studio dancers, especially the competition studios that focus on too much dance and very little technique. A child can do 5 pirrouetttes in jazz/lyrical/comtemporary style dance and falls down in one properly executed pirrouette in ballet....typical.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent resource
*by Z***M on November 9, 2010*

This detailed program has helped me re-formulate my classes effectively. I teach gymnasts once a week ballet class and was having a lot of trouble getting them to understand basic concepts. This book has helped me break down the exercises very simply and effectively. The difference is visible and they feel more secure about what they are learning. After many years of dancing professionally through a variety of techniques, it is not easy to remember the basics and teach a good beginners class. Doing some of these exercises myself while preparing for class jarred my memory and helped me understand how to build up my student's body-knowledge. It has also been a good structure to use as a source of inspiration and creativity. I recommend it for any teacher who is looking for short, clear exercises to develop their student's training.

## Frequently Bought Together

- 100 Lessons in Classical Ballet: The Eight-Year Program of Leningrad's Vaganova Choreographic School (Limelight)
- Basic Principles of Classical Ballet: Russian Ballet Technique
- Technical Manual and Dictionary of Classical Ballet (Dover Books on Dance)

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