The Parents Book of Ballet: Answers to Critical Questions about the Care and Development of the Young Dancer
The Parents Book of Ballet offers parents, students and teachers solid and tested advice for making important decisions about dance education.

This new edition provides a contemporary look at the ballet art form with practical and valuable information that will arm parents with the knowledge to ask the right questions: How do I choose the right teacher? Are recitals an important part of training? Should boys begin at the same age as girls? Can he young dancer participate in sports activities? How does a dancer prepare for an audition? At what age should a child go professional?

And the more basic questions: At what age does a student start ballet school? When does she go on pointe? College or a professional career after high school?

The Parents Book of Ballet provides the answers to these questions as well as enlightening chapters on summer programs, performing, competitions, job opportunities in the dance, and “having it all” (combining a career in dance with education).

Hundreds of ballet school and professional school directors, teachers and dance advocates were interviewed for this book, sharing their insights and considerable experience in the training process of young dancers.

The authors are uniquely qualified to write this book. Angela Whitehill, a professional ballet dancer and long-time director of a ballet school, is founder and artistic director of Burklyn Ballet Theatre, a summer dance experience in Vermont. William Noble, the author of sixteen books, writes extensively on dance. His work has appeared in Dance, Pointe, and Dance Teacher magazines.
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The Parents Book of Ballet: Answers to Critical Questions about the Care and Development of the Young Dancer
The Parents Book of Ballet offers parents, students and teachers solid and tested advice for making important decisions about dance education.

This new edition provides a contemporary look at the ballet art form with practical and valuable information that will arm parents with the knowledge to ask the right questions: How do I choose the right teacher? Are recitals an important part of training? Should boys begin at the same age as girls? Can he young dancer participate in sports activities? How does a dancer prepare for an audition? At what age should a child go professional?

And the more basic questions: At what age does a student start ballet school? When does she go on pointe? College or a professional career after high school?

The Parents Book of Ballet provides the answers to these questions as well as enlightening chapters on summer programs, performing, competitions, job opportunities in the dance, and “having it all” (combining a career in dance with education).

Hundreds of ballet school and professional school directors, teachers and dance advocates were interviewed for this book, sharing their insights and considerable experience in the training process of young dancers.

The authors are uniquely qualified to write this book. Angela Whitehill, a professional ballet dancer and long-time director of a ballet school, is founder and artistic director of Burklyn Ballet Theatre, a summer dance experience in Vermont. William Noble, the author of sixteen books, writes extensively on dance. His work has appeared in Dance, Pointe, and Dance Teacher magazines.
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The Parents Book of Ballet: Answers to Critical Questions about the Care and Development of the Young Dancer

The Parents Book of Ballet: Answers to Critical Questions about the Care and Development of the Young Dancer

The Parents Book of Ballet: Answers to Critical Questions about the Care and Development of the Young Dancer

The Parents Book of Ballet: Answers to Critical Questions about the Care and Development of the Young Dancer

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The Parents Book of Ballet offers parents, students and teachers solid and tested advice for making important decisions about dance education.

This new edition provides a contemporary look at the ballet art form with practical and valuable information that will arm parents with the knowledge to ask the right questions: How do I choose the right teacher? Are recitals an important part of training? Should boys begin at the same age as girls? Can he young dancer participate in sports activities? How does a dancer prepare for an audition? At what age should a child go professional?

And the more basic questions: At what age does a student start ballet school? When does she go on pointe? College or a professional career after high school?

The Parents Book of Ballet provides the answers to these questions as well as enlightening chapters on summer programs, performing, competitions, job opportunities in the dance, and “having it all” (combining a career in dance with education).

Hundreds of ballet school and professional school directors, teachers and dance advocates were interviewed for this book, sharing their insights and considerable experience in the training process of young dancers.

The authors are uniquely qualified to write this book. Angela Whitehill, a professional ballet dancer and long-time director of a ballet school, is founder and artistic director of Burklyn Ballet Theatre, a summer dance experience in Vermont. William Noble, the author of sixteen books, writes extensively on dance. His work has appeared in Dance, Pointe, and Dance Teacher magazines.

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BN ID: 2940148142904
Publisher: The Write Thought
Publication date: 07/12/2013
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 190
File size: 15 MB
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About the Author

Angela Whitehill has trained with the Canadian National Ballet and the Arts Educational Schools, London. William Noble is the author of Bookbanning in America, and several other books. Together they are the authors of The Dancers Book of Ballet and Ballet Magic, the Burklyn Story. They both live in Island Heights, New Jersey.
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