The Chalif Text Book of Dancing PDF Download

Author: Louis Harvy Chalif
Publisher: Theclassics.Us
ISBN: 9781230210315
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Languages : en
Pages : 38

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1915 edition. Excerpt: ... PORT DE BRAS Pron. Por de brah. Carriage of the arms. Exercises of the arms with corresponding head and trunk movements, or "Plastic Exercises for arms and body." The correct use of the arms and body is one of the most important and one of the most difficult studies in the art of dancing. It is difficult alike to acquire and to write of, owing to the number of parts of the body which are involved in simultaneous and continually altering motion. It must be acknowledged that watching the movements of a great dancer or teacher is of more value than reading many pages on the subject. The importance of the arm and body elements of dancing is to the true artist not less than that of the feet, and he considers them not alone in practicing Port de Bras, but in every exercise and dance. The performer who hops through his dance with stiff body and uncared-for arms should, by Zeus, don the clogs again, and thus at least assist the orchestra! For dancing is the art of rhythmic motion of the body. With only the feet in volved a step is meaningless, and an attitude or arabesque impossible. No painter or sculptor ever portrayed just a pair of legs and feet-- a dance in which these are the only significant elements is equally absurd. The knowledge of a teacher may be very fairly graded by the importance which he or she assigns to the upper part of the body, for knowledge always goes hand in hand with the attention given to this. Our study of Port de Bras will be in three sections--the Positions of the arms, the law of Opposition to the feet, and the Carriage, or movement of thearms (as to path and manner). The corresponding movements of the head and trunk will be considered, as they should always be taught, in connection with the arm movements. It may...

Author: Louis Harvy Chalif
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Category : Ballet
Languages : en
Pages : 210

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Author: Louis H. Chalif
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780282360535
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 270

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Excerpt from The Chalif Text Book of Dancing, Vol. 2 The technical consideration of dancing falls naturally into two divisions - of the upper and lower halves of the body, with the waist the dividing line. The lower possesses two legs and feet, with joints of limited arc of movement; the upper includes the mobile arms, the hands, head and expressive face. Hence the activity of the lower half is more precise and technical - that of the upper, more plastic, imaginative and expressive; the lower is more difficult and clever - the higher, more lyric and enchant ing; the lower, being the stronger, suppliesmost of the movement and is the framework of the dance - the higher is the more graceful, and decorates the framework, making it a thing of beauty. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author: Louis Harvy Chalif
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Category : Ballroom dancing
Languages : en
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Author: Louis Harvy Chalif
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Category : Ballroom dancing
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Author: Louis Harvy Chalif
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Category : Ballroom dancing
Languages : en
Pages : 276

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Author: LOUIS HARVY. CHALIF
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ISBN: 9781033634332
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Languages : en
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Author: Louis H. Chalif
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781330250969
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 338

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Excerpt from The Chalif Text Book of Dancing, Vol. 5 In presenting this volume to the favor of the teaching and dancing profession we do not claim to cover the whole field of toe dancing, nor to say that if one merely practice all the exercises of this book one will become a beautiful toe dancer. Such a limited student would certainly not, for the beautiful toe dancer must be a beautiful dancer as well, and in good dancing every part of the body is included. There is not room between the front and back covers of one book to tell all that is known about teaching how to dance beautifully. That would require at least one hundred volumes. The present work deals mostly with the legs; nor does it tell all about their technique either, for the toe dancer is expected to do many "stunts" with the legs, as well as the more natural movements of hopping and leaping, and none of those are included here. All that we claim to teach thru the following exercises is how to strengthen the toes so that they can carry the weight of the whole body, without giving way under the strain, and how to walk and stand correctly on the points. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author: Louis Harvy Chalif
Publisher: Hardpress Publishing
ISBN: 9781314905342
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Languages : en
Pages : 210

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Author: Louis Harvy Chalif
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Category : Ballroom dancing
Languages : en
Pages : 194

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