- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Foreword
- A Note about the Use of Ballet Terms
- Acknowledgments
- Credits
- Introduction
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Bené Arnold
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Gwenn Barker
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Damara Bennett
-
Peter Boal
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Yvonne Cartier
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Karen Gibbons-Brown
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Gloria Govrin
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Cynthia Harvey
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Finis Jhung
-
Roni Mahler
-
David Moroni
-
Dennis Nahat
-
Nina Novak
-
Francia Russell
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Martin Schläpfer
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Gina Sinclair
-
Dean Speer
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Sally Streets Nichols
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Appendix A Word Teaching Phrases of Peter Boal -
Appendix B Biographical Sketch of Yvonne Cartier by Katharine Kanter -
Appendix C Historical Note on Ethel Meglin by Bené Arnold - Index
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Francia Russell
Francia Russell
- Chapter:
- (p.117) Francia Russell
- Source:
- On Technique
- Author(s):
Dean Speer
- Publisher:
- University Press of Florida
This chapter describes the career and teaching philosophy of Francia Russell, who was a soloist with the New York City Ballet and Co-artistic Director of Pacific Northwest Ballet (PNB). She is now staging Balanchine ballets all over the world and guest-teaching, including at PNB. Russell defines technique as not just a matter of learning steps, but also about shaping the body, the instrument, creating sculpture with the body, shaping what we call “line.” Technique can only be understood gradually, and a good teacher presents the information in an intelligent sequence, based on experience, that will result in a fine end-product.
Keywords: New York City, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Co-artistic Director, ballerinas, ballet dancers, ballet teachers, dancing, teaching technique
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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Foreword
- A Note about the Use of Ballet Terms
- Acknowledgments
- Credits
- Introduction
-
Bené Arnold
-
Gwenn Barker
-
Damara Bennett
-
Peter Boal
-
Yvonne Cartier
-
Karen Gibbons-Brown
-
Gloria Govrin
-
Cynthia Harvey
-
Finis Jhung
-
Roni Mahler
-
David Moroni
-
Dennis Nahat
-
Nina Novak
-
Francia Russell
-
Martin Schläpfer
-
Gina Sinclair
-
Dean Speer
-
Sally Streets Nichols
-
Appendix A Word Teaching Phrases of Peter Boal -
Appendix B Biographical Sketch of Yvonne Cartier by Katharine Kanter -
Appendix C Historical Note on Ethel Meglin by Bené Arnold - Index
- [UNTITLED]