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Luis Pons Photography: Exquisite Ballet Photos

Here are some of Luis Pons’ fine ballet photographs, shown for 10 seconds. Clicking on any photo will take you to his website, or Facebook page. I encourage you to support this fine artist!  Hover mouse over photo to savor photo longer.   If you love these photos … and...

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Strengthen Your Core for 2013 Summer Intensives! Workout with Zena Rommett, Master Ballet Teacher & Originator of Floor-Barre®

The Video Dictionary of Classical Ballet



The Video Dictionary of Classical Ballet by Kevin McKenzie and Georgina Parkinson

"Ballet was never just a set of physical exercises or positions.
It was always a set of beliefs,
an aspiration to nobility,
an aspiration to the extraordinary,
to the 'merveilleux'.
It was a way of life. And it is today a connection to the past,
a direct connection, both to Louis [IV] and to Marie Taglioni,
and to the worlds that they lived in.
It is a living, moving history."


-Jennifer Homans
Apollo's Angels

Edgar Degas’ Ballerinas A Great Gift

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