Great read for those interested in the behind the scenes ballet, or one who has a student interested in ballet.

3,5

incredible fount of information for the ballet dancer! really cool and lots of history! two-thumbs up!

The perfect ballet book that helps you understand the history and how to do some ballet. The book provides some very helpful tips and information.

The Ballet Companion is a must-read for anyone interested in ballet. It talks about finding a class, what goes on in a ballet class, and shows you basic steps. It also talks about popular ballets, dancers, choreographers, and important moments in the history of dance.

I LOVED THIS BOOK IT IS SO INFORMATIONAL AND REALLY GOOD I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND IT TO PEOPLE THAT DON'T UNDERSTAND BALLET IT HAS GOT DIETS TECHNIQUE AND POINTE WORK I LOVED THIS BOOK.

I perused this while on vacation. It is a beautiful book that would not be out of place on a coffee table. I was most interested in the stretching exercises as I am a skater and not a ballet dancer.
The advice provided for young dancers seems useful, but I do not have a background in ballet to evaluate it.

A beautifully written book about Ballet and the techniques that add to the grace & artistry of Ballet. Great for beginning dancers as well as those who have been dancing their whole lives.

It was very interesting to learn a lot of the history of ballet as well as learning different things from the way you should dress for a class, nutrition, how to take care of your body so you don't get injured, a list of ballets and people who are worth looking up for dances and inspiration, to types of stretches or hand and foot positions or various steps.

I read this book as a follow up to the last one, because there are newer things in this one. I liked it just as much as the ladt one! 4 stars! :)

I picked up this book to give as a gift to my niece, who took ballet lessons. I thought she would appreciate the techniques and the beautiful photography. I read it so that I would be able to discuss the topic, intelligently. (It took me months to read it. It was like a text book, and I could only take a few chapters at a time..)

My ballet misstress reccomended this book so i took it out of the library, and its amazing how much the book has tought me. Eliza Gaynor Minden really knows what she's talking about!