The Cecchetti Method of Classical Ballet

Enrico Cecchetti (1850-1928) performed and taught in Russia and with Diaghilev's troupe. He provided dance with a hitherto unknown unity by balancing the adagio and allegro, strengthening the arabesque, and developing exercises of plies. Assisted by of one of Cecchetti's star pupils, Stanislas Idzikowski, Cyril Beaumont codified Cecchetti's program for this book, which includes a numbered series of instructions for each exercise in addition to numerous illustrations. Unabridged republication of"