Danseur: The Male In Ballet – Review
DANSEUR: The Male in Ballet is a well-researched guide to the history of men in ballet. This book is worth buying for the 250 beautiful photographs alone.
Obviously, as it was written in the late 1970's, it doesn't include any of the dancers we know and love today - but in some ways, it's all the more interesting for that. It is a history, after all! The book covers two centuries with an emphasis on the early 1900's when the male danseur emerged as an equal to the ballerina rather… Continue reading
Tarasov – Ballet Technique for the Male Dancer
Ballet Technique for the Male Dancer is the classic text by Tarasov, the legendary Bolshoi director who trained stars like Mikhail Lavrovsky and Marius Liepa.
This book has been out of print for some time and copies are hard to come by - worth grabbing when they come up!
Jose! Born to Dance: The Story of Jose Limon
Jose! Born to Dance: The Story of Jose Limon is a children's book about this pioneering modern dance choreographer.
It won the Tomas Rivera Mexican-American Children's Book Award. It's a picture-book biography for Grades 2-4.
The text is very simple and too limited to satisfy an adult wanting to know more about Jose Limon - but the pictures are full of life.
Ballet Apparel for Men
Ballet Apparel for Men: A Complete Beginner's Guide is a handy primer for men or boys starting out in ballet. The author, David Hunter, started ballet as an adult and knows first-hand how little information is available to ballet beginners.
The book cover things like:
- When and why you need to wear tights
- How to clean and maintain each piece of apparel
- How to sew and prepare your ballet shoes
- What a dance belt is
- What the typical dress code is for ballet class
The Male Dancer – book review
I confess I haven't read The Male Dancer, but I know his other book has been well reviewed so it could well be worth reading.
This is a revised, updated edition.
