| Introduction.
Part I: Ballet Dancing from the Top.
Chapter 1: Curtain Up! Welcome to the Ballet.
Chapter 2: Stocking the Tools of the Trade.
Chapter 3: Getting Toasty: Warming Up Your Body.
Chapter 4: Leaping into Ballet Basics.
Chapter 5: Music, Maestro!
Part II: Belly Up to the Barre.
Chapter 6: Basic Barre-Tending.
Chapter 7: Stepping It Up at the Barre.
Chapter 8: Getting a Leg Up.
Part III: Center Floor, Anyone?
Chapter 9: Getting to Center Floor.
Chapter 10: Ballet’s Tasmanian Devil: The Pirouette.
Chapter 11: Linking It Together: The Steps Between the Steps.
Chapter 12: Ground Control to Ballet Dancer.
Chapter 13: Getting More Air Time.
Part IV: Living the Ballet Life.
Chapter 14: Partners Aren’t Just for Square Dancing.
Chapter 15: Exploring Choreography.
Chapter 16: What the Heck Are They Saying? The Art of Ballet Mime.
Chapter 17: Watching Ballet in Action.
Part V: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 18: The Ten Most Commonly Used Ballet Steps.
Chapter 19: Ten Best-Loved Classical Ballets.
Chapter 20: Ten Great “Contemporary” Ballets.
Chapter 21: The Ten Best Ballet Terms for Cocktail Parties.
Chapter 22: Ten Fascinating Facts about Professional Ballet Dancers.
Glossary.
Index.
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