Video Dictionary of Classical Ballet
This program demonstrates the complete language of ballet with an index of over 800 ballet steps.
Made in association with the Metropolitan Opera Guild and Capezio Dancewear.

4 1/2 hours, on 4 VHS tapes, with more than 800 variations in international Russian, French and Cecchetti styles. For easy and accurate learning many of the movements are shown in slow motion with multiple camera angles and voice-over narrative description.

The ballet video dictionary demonstrates the complete language of ballet: Positions and Directions, Center Practice, Batterie, Pirouettes, Pointe, Barre, Adage, Musical Enchainements, Linking Steps, Allegro. For easy reference, the ballet dictionary includes a complete index of all the movements and variations. Teachers and students alike will find the Video Dictionary of Classical Ballet the most innovative tool for learning and studying the movements of ballet over and over again.

The ballet dictionary is demonstarted by four of the most outstanding figures in ballet:
Merrill Ashley - Principal Dancer, The New York City Ballet
Kevin McKenzie - Principal Dancer, American Ballet Theatre
Denise Jackson - Principal Dancer, The Joffrey Ballet
Georgia Parkinson - Ballet Mistress, American Ballet Theatre, former Principal Dancer, Royal Ballet