Getting Started in Ballet

This book is a step-by-step introduction for parents and students beginning ballet. Paskevska offers a historical overview of dance in western culture and outlines the proper sequence of training for children in ballet, modern dance, tap and jazz. Paskevska explains the methods and differences in dance schools founded by Martha Graham, Merce Cunningham, and others. Later chapters discuss proper diet and preventitive measures of injury. Finally, Paskevska focuses on the professinal world of dance, college education, and career choices that benefit from a dance background. The book includes a Foreword by Sybil Shearer, a preeminent ballerina affiliated with the New York City Ballet and numerous companies, and an extensive appendix of performing arts schools and dance programs in the U.S.