Contents:
I. Exercises for slow, even movements
L. Delibes. WALTZ. From “Coppelia” (Music text example)
L. Minkus. ANDANTINO. From “Bayadere”
P. Tchaikovsky. DANCE. From “Swan Lake”
II. Exercises for steady, abrupt movements
A. Glazunov. FOUR SOLOISTS’ VARIATION. From “Raimonda”
L. Delibes. PIZZICATO. From “Sylvia”
L. Minkus. KITRI’S VARIATION. From “Don Quixote”
P. Tchaikovsky. SIEGFRIED’S VARIATION. From “Swan Lake”
P. Tchaikovsky. FAIRY OF SILVER’S VARIATION. From “Sleeping Beaty”
III. Exercises for strong, abrupt movements
S. Prokofiev. GAVOTTE. From “Cinderella” (Music text example)
C. Pugni. MARCH. From “Hunchback Horse”
IV. Mastering adagio
L. Minkus. ADAGIO. From “Don Quixote”
L. Minkus. PAS DE DEUX. From “Don Quixote”
P. Tchaikovsky. DUET OF ODETTA AND PRINCE. From “Swan Lake”
V. Exercises for leaps
L. Minkus. BASIL’S VARIATION. From “Don Quixote”
L. Minkus. CODA. From “Don Quixote”
P. Tchaikovsky. DANCE OF DRAG?E FAIRY. From “Nut-cracker”