The Balanchine legacy.(criticism of 'The Balanchine Essays,' video on technique of George Balanchine)(Column)

From: Dance Magazine | Date: December 1, 1995| Author: | Copyright information

This videos are a valuable resource, but should not be used to duplicate the difficult and sometimes injurious movements of Balanchine. The movements in the videos are arabesque, port de bras and epaulement, passe and attitude, and barre.

The Balanchine Essays: Arabesque, Port de Bras and Epaulement, Passe and Attitude, Barre I, and Barre II should be issued with a warning label: The materials contained in these videos do not comprise a methodology, but represent Balanchine's aesthetic and choreographic preferences. May be injurious to the body unless an acknowledged methodology has ...

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