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Ballet and Dance by Linda Doeser
Forward / Preface Authors foreword
Ballet History , Picture and Coffee Table
Publisher St. Martins Press, Inc. 1977 Pages 282   Extensive photographs, black and white
A survey of larger or more well known ballet and dance companies around the world from the late 1970's. Each company has it's own small chapter. Full of information, packed with beautiful photographs.

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Ballet and Modern Dance (with contributions by leading choreographers dancers and critics) by Kirstein, Bejart, Lanchberry, others
Forward / Preface None
Ballet Choreography , Ballet Theater/Production , Picture and Coffee Table
Publisher Octopus Books Limited, London 1974 Pages 144   Lavishly photographed, mainly B&W, some color
Unique commentary on the state of the dance c1974.

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Classes in Classical Ballet by Asaf Messerer
Forward / Preface Maya Plisetskaya
Classical Ballet Technique - Movement and Instruction
Publisher Doubleday & Company, Inc. prepared by Novosti - Moscow 1972, 1975 Pages 494   Extensive photos, black and white
A landmark work - includes mens and womens class work, information is easy to locate. Based on Bolshoi technique.

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Danseur: The Male in Ballet by Richard Philp and Mary Whitney
Forward / Preface Foreword by Robert Joffrey
Ballet History , Picture and Coffee Table
Publisher A Rutledge Book, McGraw-Hill Book Company 1977 Pages 192   Extensive photographs, black and white
A survey work from the late 1970's, nearly every page has beautiful, well commented photographs of male dancers. The text is rich in historical information relating to the evolution of male ballet dancing.

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I, Maya Plisetskaya by Maya Plisetskaya
Forward / Preface Tim Scholl
Ballet Autobiography
Publisher Yale University Press 2001 Pages 386   Some Photos, black and white
Both humourous and at times bitterly biting, this beautifully writtten autobiography bares the tormented soul of one the the premier Russian ballerinas of the century - a remarkable life and career devoted to ballet.

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The Bolshoi - Opera and Ballet at the Greatest Theater in Russia by Boris Pokrovsky and Yuri Grigorovich
Forward / Preface None
Ballet Stories , Picture and Coffee Table
Publisher Park Lane 1978, 1979 Pages 238   Extensive photos, color
A lavishly photographed book, short history of the Bolshoi. Mostly photos of Opera and Ballet.

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The World of Ballet and Dance by Fernau Hall
Forward / Preface None
Ballet Theater/Production , Ballet History
Publisher The Hamlyn Publishing Group, Limitef 1970 Pages 140   Extensive photos, mainly B&W, some color
Concise text used sparingly in support of the exquisite photography, a great survey work of its day.

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