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Books LLC : Scottish Ballet Dancers: Margaret Morris, Kenneth Macmillan, Moira Shearer, Kenn Burke, Claire Robertson, Sophie Martin, Tomomi Sato | |
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Scottish Ballet Dancers: Margaret Morris, Kenneth Macmillan, Moira Shearer, Kenn Burke, Claire Robertson, Sophie Martin, Tomomi Sato |
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English |
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Paperback |
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316 |
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2010-05-30 |
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1157463223 |
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Books LLC |
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1.02 pounds |
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5.98 x 9.02 x 0.67 inches |
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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Margaret Morris, Kenneth Macmillan, Moira Shearer, Kenn Burke, Claire Robertson, Sophie Martin, Tomomi Sato, Bethany Kingsley-Garner, Lorena Fernández Sáez, Vassilissa Levtonova, Constance Devernay, Gabriel Barrenengoa, Brenda Lee Grech, Nathalie Dupouy, Victoria Willard, Christopher Harrison, Kara Mclaughlin, Louisa Hassell, Luciana Ravizzi, Sophie Laplane, Joanne Bungay, Daniel Davidson, Glauco Di Lieto, Quenby Hersh, Victor Zarallo, Lewis Landini, Martina Forioso, Amy Hadley, Layla Harrison, Mark Kimmett, William Smith, Owen Thorne, Erik Cavallari, Luke Ahmet, Soon Ja Lee, Eve Mutso, Paul Liburd, Tama Barry, Adam Blyde, Diana Loosmore. Excerpt: Margaret Morris (1891, Kensington, London, England 29 February 1980, Glasgow, Scotland) was a British dancer, choreographer and teacher. She was the first proponent of the Isadora Duncan technique in Great Britain. She founded the Margaret Morris Movement, Celtic Ballet, and two Scottish National Ballets in Glasgow (1947) and in Pitlochry (1960). Although she was born in London, she lived with her parents until the age of 5 in France. She had no formal academic education, but went to dancing classes. In 1894 she began reciting professionally in French and later in English, at parties, smoking concerts and court drawing rooms. In 1899 she had her first stage engagement in pantomime - Little Red Riding Hood at the Theatre Royal, Plymouth, playing First Fairy 'Twinkle Star' with solo dances and recitations before a front drop. In 1900 she joined the Ben Greet Shakespearian Company and played 'Puck' in A Midsummer Night's Dream in the Botanic Gardens, London. She remained with the company for three years, acting and dancing. In 1903 she played child parts in Drury Lane melodramas and in The Water Bab... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=16287632
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