BALLET, WHY AND HOW?

Classical ballet is no longer the sole stimulus for todays audiences, as a fluid fusion of everything from ballet to Bollywood and f rom breakdancing to Latin represents how dance is consumed today. With the emergence of modern choreographers and new teaching style s, debate on the benefits of classical ballet training for non-classical dancers continues, even raising questions as to its relevan ce. The increasing academic interest in examining ballets role is the focus of this book, published on the occasion of an internatio nal conf...[Read more]