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Pavlova's Dog; A Regular Guy's Book of Ballet  - http://members.aol.com/pumukau/index.htm  A collection of essays and memoirs by Keith R. Knox.  The Ballet Book Workbook series  - http://www.theballetbook.com  Gives teachers and students supplemental materials to reinforce classroom work as students learn ballet.  The Electric Ballerina  - http://www.novia.net/~jlw/electric/electric.html  Learn more about ballet by downloading these computer-generated simulations of steps and positions.  New York City Ballet Reference  - http://www.nycballet.com/programs/reference.html  Bibliography categorized by dancers, photography, children's books, history and scenarios.  Ballet CD-Rom by Victorial Morgan  - http://www.pav.org/Ballet.htm  Over 700 Ballet terms demonstrated on video plus an interactive history of ballet and advice from ballet stars around the world  Fair Prospect Imprint  - http://www.fairprospect.co.nz/  The website of renowned ballet photographer Keith Money.  Ballet: The Classical Method  - http://www.amproductions.com/ballet.html  Illustrated accompanying text for the video.  Kids Dance: The Students of Ballet Tech  - http://ballet.xp.com/  Book on America's first public school for ballet students, Ballet Tech.  Ballet Dictionary  - http://www.balletdictionary.com  Definitions and pronunciations of technical dance terms, browsable by first letter.  Cyber Dance  - http://www.cyberdance.org  Houses over 3,500 links to ballet resources all over the Internet. Subcategories include companies, schools, summer programs, and international links.  English National Ballet: Reference Section  - http://www.ballet.org.uk/reference/links/  Includes link categories such as companies, education and research, studying dance, merchandise, and ticket outlets.  WebMuseum: Degas, Edgar: Ballet dancers  - http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/degas/ballet/  Online gallery showcasing many of Degas' ballet paintings. Also includes a brief description of art during the period.  Dance and Ballet Photo  - http://dance.guillaumedion.com/index.php3  Photographer Guillaume Dion's website including over 70 ballet photos of professional dancers. Most are taken during rehearsals.  Bob Shomler's Ballet and Dance Photo Gallery  - http://www.shomler.com/dance/  Includes over 700 clear, color ballet photographs from famous ballets such as Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, Giselle, and Coppelia.  Ballet in Russia - Magazine Articles  - http://www.aha.ru/~vladmo/digest1.html  Over 20 articles taking readers through a history of classical Russian ballet.  BalletNotes  - http://www.balletmet.org/balletnotes.html  Over 65 articles about ballets, their choreographers, composers, and history. Some topics include George Balanchine, Jules Perrot, Marius Petipa, Aaron Copland, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Butterfly, Dracula, Serenade, Swan Lake.  Classical Ballet Articles  - http://www.vashti.com/esb/classical/clasart.htm  Complete and thorough articles covering topics such as Cecchetti, pointe shoe history, Pilates, and ballet physics. Most written by Diane Fothergill.  Making the Leap Into Ballet  - http://www.csmonitor.com/durable/1998/09/25/p51s1.htm  Article covering ballet, dance history and recommended books.  The Physics of Dance  - http://web.hep.uiuc.edu/home/g-gollin/dance/dance_physics.html  Article pertaining to balancing during pirouettes, jumps, and basic physics vocabulary.  The Perfect Pointe - Articles  - http://www.the-perfect-pointe.com/Articles.html  Pointe shoes including history, darning and shoe anatomy.  Ballet Is Fun CD-Rom  - http://www.balletisfun.com/  Interactive ballet CD including over 325 dance steps, barre and center technique, all performed by professional ballet dancers.  To the Pointe  - http://www.parkenet.org/jp/ttp/ttp02.htm  A guide to the pointe shoe including, fittings, history, sewing and preparation.  Keiko Guest Photography  - http://www.keikoguestphotography.com/dancetheater.htm  Over 20 black and white images of ballet dancers in performances.  Balance Downloads  - http://www.freewebs.com/ballet/downloads.html  Over 30 ballet song downloads from The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Coppelia, and Vivaldi's Four Seasons.  Blue Diamond Dance - Flexibility  - http://www.adult-ballet.com/stretch.htm  For beginning ballet students on the basics of stretching and gaining flexibility. This page includes how to choose music to stretch to, breathing tips, and how to successfully move through each stretching exercise.  Russian Classical Ballet and Modern Dance  - http://slis.cua.edu/ihy/sppj/refer.htm  Essays on history, companies, and prominent names.  Alice and the Reverend Dodgson  - http://www.ballet.org.uk/reference/notes/alice/dance.html  Article by Morton N. Cohen on this ballet production.  Ballet Dictionary - American Ballet Theater  - http://www.abt.org/education/dictionary/index.html  170 terms from the book "Technical Manual and Dictionary of Classical Ballet," Dover Publications.  Gottfried Helnwein and Hans Kresnik  - http://www.homestead.com/gottfriedhelnwein/kresnik.html  Documentation of the collaboration between choreographer Hans Kresnik and his German dance company, and artist Gottfried Helnwein, including Macbeth, Oedipus, Pasolini, Marat and Sade.  Variations  - http://www.freewebs.com/variations/  Database of ballet information including how-tos, free combinations, barre and center work, ballet basics, shoe guide, and a section for teachers.  Laura's Ballet Site  - http://www.freewebs.com/ballerina456/  A site that has the basics of ballet and some history, and includes some refrence to other dance forms.  Pointework from Gaynor Minden  - http://www.dancer.com/aboutpointe.html  Pointe shoe in history and its construction.  History of the Kirov-Mariinsky Ballet  - http://www.mariinsky.ru/en/ballet  A detailed history of the ballet company, including ballet origins in Russia from Catherine II to Jules Perrot.  Artslynx International Dance Resources  - http://www.artslynx.org/dance/ballets.htm  Directory of links to articles on ballets including Coppelia, Giselle, Les Sylphides, Le Sylphide and The Nutcracker.  Classical Ballet Beginning to Advanced  - http://www.bellaonline.com/subjects/8478.asp  Online text of 8 levels of ballet syllabi beginning at age 6.