Browsing Arts-School of the Arts-Dance by Issue Date
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Seulement deux: A classical pas de deux
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A romantic classical ballet: In memory of Degas
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Dance on the St. Louis Stage, 1850-1870
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The concepts and practice of elementary pointe technique for college-level ballet students
(1980-08-30)The purpose of the study was to prepare a handbook on elementary pointe technique at the college level. The instructional materials were based on the physical and technical deficiencies of thirteen college-level skilled ... -
Biomechanical analysis of the classical Grand Plié and two stylistic variations
(1980-08-31)A biomechanical analysis was conducted to determine how the addition of torso movements affected the grand plie as performed by three subjects. Film data taken from the front and side views were merged and submitted to a ... -
Dance is...?: A lecture demonstration for children
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Leonide Massine: Choreographic genius with a collaborative spirit
(1982-05)As a leading figure in the development of dance in the twentieth century, Leonide Massine was an artist who foresaw and created an idiom of dance that transcend stylistic boundaries. The ballets which Massine produced had ... -
Boris Volkoff: Dancer, teacher, choreographer
(1982-12)Alexander Gorsky and the experimental dance movement in Moscow during the 1920s were the principal formative influences on the dance career of Boris Volkoff. During his career in Canada Volkoff was also influenced by the ... -
The Cecchetti Council of America: A focus on the historical and administrative development of a dance organization
(1994-05-31)A history of the Cecchetti Council of America was presented including the evolution of the organization, its purposes, and its goals. Demonstrated and documented was the role of the CCA in upgrading the teaching of ballet ... -
From dance to text and back to dance: A hermeneutics of dance interpretive discourse
(1994-08-31)The recent publication of numerous and diverse dance interpretive texts has influenced developments in dance performance, choreography, research and education. Through the writer/scholar's arrangement of theory, language, ... -
Following the natural pathway: Integrating Barbara Clark's somatic principles with modern dance technique
(1999-05)As a hermeneutic, phenomenological inquiry, this study represents a journey taken to reach a personal understanding of Barbara Clark's somatic work and its relationship to modern dance technique. The overriding purpose of ...