Swan: The Life and Dance of Anna Pavlova (Hardcover)
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Swan: The Life and Dance of Anna Pavlova (Hardcover)
By Laurel Snyder, illustrated by Julie Morstad
One night, young Anna’s mother takes her to the ballet, and everything is changed. So begins the journey of a girl who will one day grow up to be the most famous prima ballerina of all time, inspiring legions of dancers after her: the brave, the generous, the transcendently gifted Anna Pavlova.
Swan: The Life and Dance of Anna Pavlova is a heartbreakingly beautiful picture book biography perfect for aspiring ballerinas of all ages.
“Spare, poetic words sit as lightly as snowflakes.” (Wall Street Journal)
“An enchanting glimpse of a dancer whose name has come to be synonymous with her most famous role.” (School Library Journal, starred review)
- Hardcover: 52 pages
- Publisher: Chronicle Books; illustrated edition (August 18, 2015)
- Ages: 6-9 years
- Dimensions: 9.5” W x 12.5” H
History
Ballet
In classic or contemporary ballet, dancing may tell a story, express a mood, or simply reflect the music in movement. Ballet as part of staged performances originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th and 16th centuries and from there spread to France. The creation of classical ballet as we know it today occurred during the reign of the art-loving French king Louis XIV in the mid-17th century. During the Romantic era, ballet technique evolved to express new ideas, most notably with women dancing en point, or on their toes, allowing them to appear weightless and otherworldly.
Among the choreographers who helped bring ballet into the modern age by exploring new visual and dramatic styles are George Balanchine, Antony Tudor and—bridging the worlds of classical dance and Broadway—Agnes de Mille and Jerome Robbins.
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