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School of Classical Dance

by John Barker

A structured guide to the Vaganova syllabus

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  • Critical praise

    Praised by Dancing Times as “one of the great technical manuals of our time”

    The book is praised as a treasured technical manual.

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A structured guide to the Vaganova syllabus

Organized around the Vaganova School’s eight-year course, this textbook presents classical ballet vocabulary across levels, from foundational forms to advanced variations. It also includes a sample senior-class lesson and the full syllabus, making the book a reference to the course’s progression as well as a guide to its terminology and exercises. The description identifies it as the school’s official textbook and notes that its authors taught there for many years. This revised edition connects practical classroom material with a systematic outline of the school’s training program.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Ballet students studying classical vocabulary and syllabus-based training
  • Dance teachers seeking a structured reference to the Vaganova course
  • Readers interested in Russian ballet pedagogy

Themes

Classical ballet vocabularyVaganova training and syllabusDance instructionProgression from foundational to advanced study

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Book overview

'School of Classical Dance' is the official textbook of the Vaganova School in St. Petersburg, and takes the student and teacher from the basic concepts of the syllabus to the most complex exercises taught at the end of the eight-year course. A thorough and logical presentation of the classical vocabulary, from its basic forms to advanced variations, is followed by a sample lesson for a senior class. The eight-year syllabus of the Vaganova School, now adopted by almost all Russian ballet schools, is then given in full. The authors were both long-time teachers at the Vaganova School. "A book which is to be treasured, one of the great technical manuals of our time" - the Dancing Times.
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