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Two different listings of the classical and modern classical ballet books reviewed on this site - according to popularity. The list to the left is an "all time" most viewed, and the list on the right is by ballet topic. At this time not all topic categories have ten book to list, others may have 30-40 books to choose from, and some books appear in more than one topic category. Where you see the * in the topic category, additional cross reference by: ballet name, choreographer, and photo, appear in the book review. Click on the book title to go directly to the book review.

Top 40 most popular ballet books reviewed on this site (all topics)...   (1) Danseur: The Male in Ballet by Richard Philp and Mary Whitney * Ballet History , * Ballet Picture and Coffee Table (2) Ballet - an Illustrated History by Mary Clarke and Clement Crisp * Ballet History , Childrens Ballet Story and Other , * Ballet Picture and Coffee Table (3) Ballet and Dance by Linda Doeser * Ballet History , * Ballet Picture and Coffee Table (4) Ballerina - The Art of Women in Classical Ballet by Mary Clarke and Clement Crisp * Biography , * Ballet History , * Ballet Picture and Coffee Table (5) Dancing On My Grave by Gelsey Kirkland with Greg Lawrence * Biography (6) Ballet and Modern Dance (with contributions by leading choreographers dancers and critics) by Kirstein, Bejart, Lanchberry, others * Ballet Choreography , * Ballet Theater/Production , * Ballet Picture and Coffee Table (7) Baryshnikov In Russia by Nina Alovert * Ballet History , * Biography (8) Getting Closer: A Dancers Perspective by Rosalie O'Connor * Ballet History , * Ballet Picture and Coffee Table (9) American Ballet Theatre: a 25-year retrospective by Elizabeth Kaye * Ballet History , * Ballet Picture and Coffee Table (10) Ballet Mystique: Behind the Glamour of the Ballet Russe by George Zoritch ed. by Renee Renouf * Autobiography (11) The Sleeping Beauty by Jean Richardson illust. By Francesca Crespi Childrens Ballet Story and Other (12) The Golden Age of Costume and Set Design for the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo: 1938 to 1944 by Cincinatti Art Museum, et al * Ballet Theater/Production , * Ballet History , * Ballet Picture and Coffee Table (13) Coppelia: The Story of the Ballet by Linda Jennings Childrens Ballet Story and Other (14) Ballet Here and Now by Clive Barnes, et al. Edited by Susan Lester * Ballet Theater/Production , * Ballet History (15) A Young Persons Guide to the Ballet by Noel Streatfeild Childrens Ballet Story and Other (16) The Dancers Foot Book: A complete guide to foot Care by Terry Spilken Ballet Dancer Health (17) From Russia With Love: costumes for the Ballets Russes 1909-1933 by National Gallery of Australia * Ballet Theater/Production , * Ballet History , * Ballet Picture and Coffee Table (18) Balanchines New Complete Stories of the Great Ballets by George Balanchine * Ballet Stories (19) How to Dress Dancers: Costuming Techniques for Dance by Mary Kent Harrison * Ballet Theater/Production (20) The Ballet Companion: A popular guide for the ballet goer by Walter Terry * Ballet Theater/Production (21) 101 Stories of the Great Ballets by George Balanchine and Francis Mason * Ballet Stories (22) Complete Book of Ballets by Cyril Beaumont * Ballet History , * Ballet Stories (23) Degas and the dance by Jill DeVonyar and Richard Kendall * Ballet History , * Ballet Picture and Coffee Table (24) 100 Lessons in Classical Ballet by Vera Kostrovitskaya Adult/Teen Ballet Technique Movement and Instruction (25) Ballet in Moscow Today (unknown publication. date, possibly late 1950's early 1960's ?) by Helene Bellew * Ballet History (26) The World of Ballet and Dance by Fernau Hall * Ballet Theater/Production , * Ballet History (27) Step by Step Ballet Class: An illustrated guide to the official ballet syllabus by Royal Academy of Dancing (ENG) Childrens Ballet Movement and Instruction , Adult/Teen Ballet Technique Movement and Instruction (28) The Victor Book of Ballets and Ballet Music by Robert Lawrence Ballet Music , * Ballet Stories , * Ballet History (29) I Can Dance by Brian Bullard and David Charlsen Childrens Ballet Movement and Instruction (30) The Royal Ballet - The First Fifty Years by Alexander Bland * Ballet History , * Ballet Picture and Coffee Table (31) The Pointe Book, Revised Edition by Janice Barringer and Sarah Schlesinger Ballet Dancer Health , Childrens Ballet Story and Other , Adult/Teen Ballet Technique Movement and Instruction (32) Ballet: First Steps to First Night, A Three-Dimensional Book by Craig Dodd and Shirley Soar Childrens Ballet Story and Other (33) Nureyev - an autobiography with pictures by Rudolph Nureyev * Autobiography (34) Henning Kronstam: Portrait of a Danish Dancer by Alexandra Tamalonis * Biography (35) A Dictionary of Ballet Terms by Leo Kersle and Janet Sinclair Ballet Dictionary and Pronunciation Guides (36) The World of Diaghilev by John Percival * Biography , * Ballet Picture and Coffee Table (37) Classical Ballet Technique by Gretchen Warren Adult/Teen Ballet Technique Movement and Instruction (38) The Nutcracker Ballet by Jack Anderson * Ballet Stories , * Ballet History , * Ballet Picture and Coffee Table (39) Classes in Classical Ballet by Asaf Messerer Adult/Teen Ballet Technique Movement and Instruction (40) Making a Ballet by Mary Clarke and Clement Crisp * Ballet Theater/Production , * Ballet History , * Ballet Choreography , Ballet Music

Top Ten most popular ballet books sorted by Topic...   -- Books on Ballet Terminology-- A Dictionary of Ballet Terms by Leo Kersle and Janet Sinclair Royal Academy of Dancing - Dictionary of Classical Ballet Terminology by Rhonda Rhyman Technical Manual and Dictionary of Classical Ballet by Gail Grant --* Autobiographies from the Ballet World-- Ballet Mystique: Behind the Glamour of the Ballet Russe by George Zoritch ed. by Renee Renouf Nureyev - an autobiography with pictures by Rudolph Nureyev S. Hurok Presents - A Memoir of the Dance World by S. Hurok I, Maya Plisetskaya by Maya Plisetskaya Page by Page by Ruth Page ed. By Andrew M. Wentink Dancing for Diaghilev - The Memoirs of Lydia Sokolova by Lydia Sokolova ed. by Richard Buckle Theatre Street - the Reminiscences of Tamara Karsavina by Tamara Karsavina Once a Dancer by Allegra Kent Distant Dances by Sono Osato A Young Dancers Apprenticeship: On Tour with the Moscow City Ballet by Olympia Dowd --* Biographies from the Ballet World-- Ballerina - The Art of Women in Classical Ballet by Mary Clarke and Clement Crisp Dancing On My Grave by Gelsey Kirkland with Greg Lawrence Baryshnikov In Russia by Nina Alovert Henning Kronstam: Portrait of a Danish Dancer by Alexandra Tamalonis The World of Diaghilev by John Percival Balanchine by Bernard Taper Maria Tallchief - Americas Prima Ballerina by Maria Tallchief with Larry Kaplan George Balanchine Ballet Master by Richard Buckle and John Taras Fonteyn and Nureyev by Alexander Bland Holding On to the Air by Suzanne Farrell with Toni Bentley --* Books on Ballet Choreography-- Ballet and Modern Dance (with contributions by leading choreographers dancers and critics) by Kirstein, Bejart, Lanchberry, others Making a Ballet by Mary Clarke and Clement Crisp Historical Dances - 12th to 19th Century by Muselene Wood Dances of England and France from 1450 to 1600 by Mabel Dolmetsch Pre-Classic Dance Forms by Lois Horst Studies in Ballet by William Chappell Labanotation - The System for Recording Movement by Ann Hutchison Orchesography by Thoinot Arbeau -- Adult/Teen Ballet Technique, Movement and Instruction Guides-- 100 Lessons in Classical Ballet by Vera Kostrovitskaya Step by Step Ballet Class: An illustrated guide to the official ballet syllabus by Royal Academy of Dancing (ENG) The Pointe Book, Revised Edition by Janice Barringer and Sarah Schlesinger Classical Ballet Technique by Gretchen Warren Classes in Classical Ballet by Asaf Messerer Ballet Basics by Sandra Hammond Ballet: From the First Plie to Mastery An Eight Year Course by Anna Paskevska Basic Principles of Classical Ballet - Russian Ballet Technique by Agrippina Vaganova The Art of Teaching Ballet: Ten Twentieth Century Masters by Gretchen Warren The Joffrey Ballet School's Ballet-Fit by Dena Simone Moss and Allison Kyle Leopold --* books about Music in Ballet-- The Victor Book of Ballets and Ballet Music by Robert Lawrence Making a Ballet by Mary Clarke and Clement Crisp Ballet Music by Humphrey Searle Dance and Music: A Guide to Dance Accompaniment for Musicians and Dance Teachers by Harriet Cavalli Dances of England and France from 1450 to 1600 by Mabel Dolmetsch Pre-Classic Dance Forms by Lois Horst Orchesography by Thoinot Arbeau --* Ballet History Books-- Danseur: The Male in Ballet by Richard Philp and Mary Whitney Ballet - an Illustrated History by Mary Clarke and Clement Crisp Ballet and Dance by Linda Doeser Ballerina - The Art of Women in Classical Ballet by Mary Clarke and Clement Crisp Baryshnikov In Russia by Nina Alovert Getting Closer: A Dancers Perspective by Rosalie O'Connor American Ballet Theatre: a 25-year retrospective by Elizabeth Kaye The Golden Age of Costume and Set Design for the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo: 1938 to 1944 by Cincinatti Art Museum, et al Ballet Here and Now by Clive Barnes, et al. Edited by Susan Lester From Russia With Love: costumes for the Ballets Russes 1909-1933 by National Gallery of Australia -- Childrens Story and other Books-- Ballet - an Illustrated History by Mary Clarke and Clement Crisp The Sleeping Beauty by Jean Richardson illust. By Francesca Crespi Coppelia: The Story of the Ballet by Linda Jennings A Young Persons Guide to the Ballet by Noel Streatfeild The Pointe Book, Revised Edition by Janice Barringer and Sarah Schlesinger Ballet: First Steps to First Night, A Three-Dimensional Book by Craig Dodd and Shirley Soar Getting Started in Ballet by Anna Paskevska A Young Dancers Apprenticeship: On Tour with the Moscow City Ballet by Olympia Dowd Understanding Ballet - from Classroom to Stage by John Gregory Ballet by Kate Castle -- Childrens Technique, Movement and Instruction Books-- Step by Step Ballet Class: An illustrated guide to the official ballet syllabus by Royal Academy of Dancing (ENG) I Can Dance by Brian Bullard and David Charlsen Ballet for Beginners by Marie-Laure Medova First Steps in Ballet: Basic Exercises at the Barre by Thalia Maria with Lee Wyndham The Ballet Book: Learning and Appreciating the Secrets of Dance by Nancy Ellison and Hanna Rubin The Young Dancer: In Association with the Royal Ballet School by Darcy Bussell with Patricia Linton Pas de Deux: A textbook on partnering by Nickolai Serebrennikov and Marin Horosko The Ballet Book: The Young Performers Guide to Classical Dance by Deborah Bowes, The National Ballet School The Ballet Student Primer by Kay Ambrose and Celia Franca Ballet by Kate Castle -- Ballet Dancer Injury, Rehabilitaion, Health books-- The Dancers Foot Book: A complete guide to foot Care by Terry Spilken The Pointe Book, Revised Edition by Janice Barringer and Sarah Schlesinger The Joffrey Ballet School's Ballet-Fit by Dena Simone Moss and Allison Kyle Leopold The Dancers Body Book by Allegra Kent with James and Constance Camner Dance Technique and Injury Prevention by Justin Howse and Shirley Hancock Getting Started in Ballet by Anna Paskevska Raoul Gelabert's Anatomy for the Dancer with exercises to improve technique and prevent injuries as told to William Como by William Como Ballet Body Book by Leigh Wells ed. by Jessica Deutsch Dance Injuries - their Prevention and Care by Daniel Arnheim The New York City Ballet Workout by Peter Martins --* Books on Ballet Stories and Description -- Balanchines New Complete Stories of the Great Ballets by George Balanchine 101 Stories of the Great Ballets by George Balanchine and Francis Mason Complete Book of Ballets by Cyril Beaumont The Victor Book of Ballets and Ballet Music by Robert Lawrence The Nutcracker Ballet by Jack Anderson The Bolshoi - Opera and Ballet at the Greatest Theater in Russia by Boris Pokrovsky and Yuri Grigorovich The Authorized Bolshoi Ballet Book of Spartacus by Yuri Grigorovich and Victor V. Vanslow Ballet in Action by Walter Terry and Paul Himmel Stories of the Ballets - Swan Lake by Anne Nugent Footnotes Dancing the Worlds Best-Loved Ballets by Frank Augustyn and Shelly Tanaka --* Picture and Coffee Table Books-- Danseur: The Male in Ballet by Richard Philp and Mary Whitney Ballet - an Illustrated History by Mary Clarke and Clement Crisp Ballet and Dance by Linda Doeser Ballerina - The Art of Women in Classical Ballet by Mary Clarke and Clement Crisp Ballet and Modern Dance (with contributions by leading choreographers dancers and critics) by Kirstein, Bejart, Lanchberry, others Getting Closer: A Dancers Perspective by Rosalie O'Connor American Ballet Theatre: a 25-year retrospective by Elizabeth Kaye The Golden Age of Costume and Set Design for the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo: 1938 to 1944 by Cincinatti Art Museum, et al From Russia With Love: costumes for the Ballets Russes 1909-1933 by National Gallery of Australia Degas and the dance by Jill DeVonyar and Richard Kendall --* Books on Ballet and Theatre Production-- Ballet and Modern Dance (with contributions by leading choreographers dancers and critics) by Kirstein, Bejart, Lanchberry, others The Golden Age of Costume and Set Design for the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo: 1938 to 1944 by Cincinatti Art Museum, et al Ballet Here and Now by Clive Barnes, et al. Edited by Susan Lester From Russia With Love: costumes for the Ballets Russes 1909-1933 by National Gallery of Australia How to Dress Dancers: Costuming Techniques for Dance by Mary Kent Harrison The Ballet Companion: A popular guide for the ballet goer by Walter Terry The World of Ballet and Dance by Fernau Hall Making a Ballet by Mary Clarke and Clement Crisp S. Hurok Presents - A Memoir of the Dance World by S. Hurok Beginning Ballet Second Edition by Joan Lawson

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