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Classical Ballet Terms

Richard Glasstone

200293 pagesabout 1–2 hours
2002
first published
  • 2002Dance Horizons · 93 pages · ENGISBN 9781852730802

Wherever ballet is taught in the world, and in whatever language, it retains one common denominator: the technical terms used are in French. This dictionary aims to prevent confusion by explaining the precise meanings of over 560 of the French technical terms used in classical ballet.

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