{"product_id":"my-approach-to-character-dance-9781911589884","title":"My Approach to Character Dance","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaria Fay's third and final book covers the evolution of her approach to teaching character dance to classical ballet dancers. First written some years ago, but never published until now, it includes an entertaining narrative account, together with descriptions and analysis of exercises for seven different character dance styles: Hungarian Court, Polish, Hungarian Gypsy, Russian, Romanian, Georgian, and Hungarian Peasant. Her particular system has formed the foundation of classes taught in recent times at the Royal Ballet School by her former students Amanda Maxwell and Tania Fairbairn. This historical record of an important strand of work by the renowned Hungarian dancer, teacher, choreographer and coach will be of interest to the dance community worldwide.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword by Amanda Maxwell; Preface; What is Character Dancing?; The History and Progression of Character Dance; PART I;  The Evolution of My System; Stamp your Feet; Where There's a Will;  Fight if you Must; Slowly But Surely;  Let your Hair Down; Style Awareness; Who Cares What The Critics Say?;  Dance Round The World; Which One is Which?;  Inventiveness or Authenticity?; Dreams About Unity of Style; Fitting In; Character Dance Via Air Mail; Through the \"Dark Ages\" to the \"Renaissance\"; Part II;  Description of Barre Exercises and Centre Practice Steps for Character Dance Classes;","brand":"The Choir Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52085681979735,"sku":"9781911589884","price":12.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781911589884.jpg?v=1762210484","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/my-approach-to-character-dance-9781911589884","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}