Excerpt from Russian Ballet Technique: As Taught by Alexis Kosloff of the Imperial Russian Ballet School, Moscow; Method of Practising Foundation Steps, Potpourri of Exercises, Suite of Dances, With Descriptions and Music Ballet theory, when put into practise under the guidance of a good teacher, becomes a delightful source of knowledge pursued. With keen pleasure. To attain the style of a premiere danseuse requires a natural genius for the art and long hours of diligent drill. But the magical results gained in even the elementary training are well worth the time given to this most beautiful art - the possession of a means of making oneself and others happy. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.