Ballet videos 2 -
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Published on: 6/23/2001
Last Visited: 8/5/2001
Together , Prima Ballerina , Galina Mezentseva , a 20 year veteran of the Kirov Ballet and Professor of Classical Ballet , Peggy Willis-Aarnio , TX Tech Univ ( called a walking ballet encyclopedia ) , bring you this extraordinary taped video series.Each video provides a concise , coherent history of the Russian Teaching Method and of the guiding principles that make this method so unique and effective in developing the flexibility , strength , endurance and nerve-muscle memory , as well as the discipline and attention to detail so essential to the development of a great Ballet Artist.Each program provides an accurate , and correct demonstration lesson , recording the details and standards of performance for a Ballet Student in academic ballet training with this system.Together they contain a correct , factual and articulate record and explanation of the Ballet Training Program developed in Russia over the past 250 years.Each of the videos is approximately two hours in length , and are outlined below.
One of the most significant educational ballet videos of our time.
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BRAVO to Professor Peggy Willis-Aarnio and Galina Mezentseva for preserving the details of this most remarkable training program for posterity.Watching this video program evokes fond memories of my days as a student of the great Agrippina Vaganova.A MUST for the serious teacher and student of ballet!.- Ninel Petrova , Teacher at the Vaganova Academy ( 1966-1977 ) , Vaganova's pupil , Leading Ballerina of the Kirov Ballet ( 1944-1970 ) , Honored Artist of Russia.
Classical Ballet Lesson - Beginning of Beginning Level $49.95