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BalletNotes
- Over 65 articles about ballets, their choreographers, composers, and history. Some topics include George Balanchine, Jules Perrot, Marius Petipa, Aaron Copland, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Butterfly, Dracula, Serenade, Swan Lake.



Alice and the Reverend Dodgson
Article by Morton N. Cohen on this ballet production. Page from the English National Ballet.

Artslynx International Dance Resources
Directory of links to articles on ballets including Coppelia, Giselle, Les Sylphides, Le Sylphide and The Nutcracker.

Balance Downloads
Over 30 ballet song downloads from The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Coppelia, and Vivaldi's Four Seasons.

The Ballet Book Workbook series
Gives teachers and students supplemental materials to reinforce classroom work as students learn ballet.

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

Ballet Dictionary
Definitions and pronunciations of technical dance terms, browsable by first letter.

Ballet Dictionary - American Ballet Theater
170 terms from the book "Technical Manual and Dictionary of Classical Ballet," Dover Publications.

Ballet in Russia - Magazine Articles
Over 20 articles taking readers through a history of classical Russian ballet.

Ballet Is Fun CD-Rom
Interactive ballet CD including over 325 dance steps, barre and center technique, all performed by professional ballet dancers.

Ballet: The Classical Method
Illustrated accompanying text for the video.

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.

Classical Ballet Beginning to Advanced
Online text of 8 levels of ballet syllabi beginning at age 6.

Cyber Dance
Houses over 3,500 links to ballet resources all over the Internet. Subcategories include companies, schools, summer programs, and international links.

Dance and Ballet Photo
Photographer Guillaume Dion's website including over 70 ballet photos of professional dancers. Most are taken during rehearsals.

English National Ballet: Reference Section
Includes link categories such as companies, education and research, studying dance, merchandise, and ticket outlets.

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.

History of the Kirov-Mariinsky Ballet
A detailed history of the ballet company, including ballet origins in Russia from Catherine II to Jules Perrot.

How to Construct a Tutu - Historical and Modern Perspective
Reference article including directions to construct a tutu modeled on the long style of the 19th century, and the varying lengths of later trends.

Keiko Guest Photography
Over 20 black and white images of ballet dancers in performances.

Laura's Ballet Site
A site that has the basics of ballet and some history, and includes some refrence to other dance forms.

Making the Leap Into Ballet
Article covering ballet, dance history and recommended books.

Pavlova's Dog; A Regular Guy's Book of Ballet
A collection of essays and memoirs by Keith R. Knox.

The Perfect Pointe - Articles
Pointe shoes including history, darning and shoe anatomy.

The Physics of Dance
Article pertaining to balancing during pirouettes, jumps, and basic physics vocabulary.

Pointework from Gaynor Minden
Pointe shoe in history and its construction.

Russian Classical Ballet and Modern Dance
Essays on history, companies, and prominent names.

To the Pointe
A guide to the pointe shoe including, fittings, history, sewing and preparation.

Variations
Database of ballet information including how-tos, free combinations, barre and center work, ballet basics, shoe guide, and a section for teachers.

WebMuseum: Degas, Edgar: Ballet dancers
Online gallery showcasing many of Degas' ballet paintings. Also includes a brief description of art during the period.

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