T is for Tutu: A Ballet Alphabet

Tutus and leotards, pointe shoes and ribbons, stretching exercises at the barre — these are all familiar images when one is thinking of ballet. But there's much more to this historic dance form than pink tulle. There's hard work with years of study. Following the alphabet, in T is for Tutu: A Ballet Alphabet dancer Sonia Rodriguez, and Olympic skater Kurt Browning, introduce this dance form from its beginnings at the court of Louis XIV to basic positions and training to famous stage roles. ...