| | |  | Ballets & Classics | Home » » » Ballet Class: Intermediate & Advanced | | | | | | | Description: | | David Howard, America's foremost ballet master, leads some of the world's finest young dancers in an intermediate ballet class specially designed to expand the classical vocabulary, movement potential and kinetic awareness of the student. Dancers and teachers alike are given the possibility to participate in this unique class, which features Cynthia Harvey and Peter Fonseca, formerly with the American Ballet Theatre. David Howard, ballet master, teacher and coach was a soloist with the Royal Ballet and the National Ballet of Canada. Mr. Howard opened his world famous school on Manhattan's upper west side in 1977. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the National Association for Regional Ballet, and served as its President from 1976-1979. He has been a guest teacher for New York's Metropolitan Opera, the Joffrey, Boston Ballet, the National Ballet of Canada and the Ballet de Marseilles. David Howard teaches and has coached many of the world's foremost dancers and celebrities including Natalia Makarova, Gelsey Kirkland, Valery and Galina Panov, Patrick Bissell, Cynthia Harvey and many others. Lynn Stanford, ballet's top accompanist, has composed an original score, ideally suited to the needs of the dancer. | | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| Lynn Stanford, David Howard | | Director:
| Gary Donatelli | | Format:
| Color, DVD, NTSC | | Language:
| English | | Number of Discs:
| 1 | | Studio:
| KULTUR VIDEO | | Run Time:
| 60 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| April 29, 2008 | | Average Customer Rating:
| based on 11 reviews |
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12 of 12 found the following review helpful:
good supplement to a regular ballet classSep 06, 2010
By natalie This dvd was more or less what I expected. Sure, it was filmed in the 80s so the music and costumes are somewhat.... vintage. But the dancing instructions are good and the dvd is a good solution when there is no time to actually attend a dance class, or when travelling. It kept me in shape during my summer vacation, so I could spend 3 weeks away from a dance studio without my turnout suffering too much. You of course will have to solve the problem of not having a barre in the middle of your living room... I lined up a couple of high-back stools and it worked out well. The barre excersises are good, the frappes are particularly challeging. The center work is on the fast side without too much instruction, to follow it definitely requires previous dance experience. The grand allegro at the very end is only meant for the dancers on the dvd to show off, just a montage with no choreography and no instruction... But then again, how would you do a grand jette in your living room without suffering fatal injuries? Overall a good purchase, David Howard's dancing has a lyrical style which I really like -in contrast with most other ballet dvds which feel more like a gymnastics workout than a dance.
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
Just like a real ballet classJul 03, 2011
By Green Mom No, it doesn't have the best production value... but it was filmed in the 80s. What do you expect? As a former ballet student who is now a mom, I longed to take real ballet classes again (NOT ballet boot camp, NOT pilates which is more like ballet on your back.) This video is just like a real ballet class ... only all the students have extraordinary form. The bar and center work are classic - just like a real class. I would not recommend this video if you haven't had previous ballet training. It's far too easy to get injured if you haven't learned proper form already. But if you want to use your postural muscles, improve your strength and flexibility and feel like you're dancing, not just exercising, then this is a great choice.
4 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Fast!May 28, 2009
By A. Sprader
"veghead82"
This DVD is definitively for intermediate/advanced. But if you have taken a class (or 20) and go through it a few times, you will get it!
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Fun Class!Mar 22, 2011
By Christine Wilkins I really enjoy this class. Apart from just liking David Howard's voice and instruction I love the combinations in this video. It is a fun and interesting class for home all demostrated and performed on both sides.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
awesomeJan 17, 2011
By B. Roden
"singonbritt4"
i love this dance dvd....i do it everyday and my turn out had already inproved... it is a great warm up and for your technique to get stronger.
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