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# Vaganova Today: The Preservation of Pedagogical Tradition

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Review: Vaganova Always - I finished reading Vaganova last night. Ms. Pawlick did a great job. I was especially impressed with and interested in the main part of the book where she uncovers such a rich, detailed expression of what the pedagogues think about the status of teaching today compared to the past and the philosophical underpinnings beneath their opinions. Really good work on her part....and to have the opportunity to actually talk to these people and get first-hand impressions from them is invaluable! I guess all those months of camping out in the Mariinsky hallways really paid off. I've always been a fan of ballet and, although I would like to think of myself as fairly well informed about it, I had to admit after reading the book that I fall into that category of audience member that really needs to be better educated about what I'm seeing in order to get the full value of the experience. I loved that part of the book where this is discussed. Loved the references throughout the years about the differences between ballet, sports and circus! So very well put and important not to forget. "How you lift your leg is more important than how high it goes" is SO true. Reading the book also took me someplace else I wasn't expecting. Something the author hasn't started to experience yet...but getting older is a real adventure. I still remember my first impressions and introductions to classical ballet. I was still a teenager when I saw Maya Plisétskaya dance and in my mind's eye she's still as she was then. I about fell off my chair when reading Vaganova Today led me to realize she's now in her 80s! How could that be? Where did the time go? But then, I seem not to notice that I'm pushing 70!!! What I remember most vividly about seeing the Kirov productions and something I still comment about when I go to other productions from other companies is the almost perfect synchronization of the corps de ballet...you just don't see that anywhere else and now, thanks to Pawlick's book, I know why that is. What made reading Vaganova even more exciting and pleasurable is that I did it with my laptop sitting next to me plugged into YouTube and I was able to go from reading something in the book to watching a video of one of the dancers mentioned and was able to see just what the author was talking about. Which leads me to my final observation. It took me most of last night to get through the final 20 pages or so because I couldn't stop looking at Uliana Lopatkina videos! I must have watched her doing the Dying Swan ten or more times in videos filmed in different years each one getting more and more beautiful as she perfected the moves with the passing of time. (Of course, having to stop reading while I dried my tears after each swan death and get ready for another emotional onslaught didn't help the reading to go any faster!). She is absolutely gorgeous; I can't begin to imagine what it must have been like to see her dance in person and to actually have been able to sit across from her and interview her has got to be an experience the author will cherish forever. What a treat! And finally , as any good author will do, Pawlick left me wanting more.
Review: A Superb Study of Agrippina Vaganova and her legacy! - This is a landmark book, and truly an unexpected gem! It is thoroughly researched, and a most significant work of it's kind - not only for ballet students, but for pedagogues and balletomanes everywhere. Catherine Pawlick lifts the veil and takes us into deeply into the foundational beginnings of the Vaganova Ballet Academy, the Vaganova method of classical ballet training, it's origin, it's continuity and it's legacy. Most importantly, she has provided a full study of the great woman herself - Agrippina Vaganova - and in her own words no less! From this we follow her thought processes and motivations as she singlehandedly builds the ballet training system that bears her name. We learn about her time as a student, her career as a Mariinsky ballerina, and her prescient vision as a teacher and pioneer. Pawlick also interviews Vaganova's contemporaries (those still living), former students and former greats of the Mariinsky Ballet, present stars such as Uliana Lopatkina, and the Artistic Director of the Vaganova Academy, Altynai Asylmuratova. Each of these people candidly discuss the state of Vaganova's legacy, as it stands today, and how it effects the style and legacy of the company which the Vaganova Ballet Academy feeds - the world reknowned Mariinsky Ballet of St. Petersburg. I highly recommend it! Place your order at once!

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #1,402,872 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #206 in Classical Dancing #225 in Dancer Biographies #6,869 in Actor & Entertainer Biographies |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (32) |
| Dimensions  | 6 x 0.75 x 9 inches |
| Edition  | 1st |
| ISBN-10  | 0813036976 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0813036977 |
| Item Weight  | 1.05 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 296 pages |
| Publication date  | September 4, 2011 |
| Publisher  | University Press of Florida |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Vaganova Always
*by M***O on September 7, 2011*

I finished reading Vaganova last night. Ms. Pawlick did a great job. I was especially impressed with and interested in the main part of the book where she uncovers such a rich, detailed expression of what the pedagogues think about the status of teaching today compared to the past and the philosophical underpinnings beneath their opinions. Really good work on her part....and to have the opportunity to actually talk to these people and get first-hand impressions from them is invaluable! I guess all those months of camping out in the Mariinsky hallways really paid off. I've always been a fan of ballet and, although I would like to think of myself as fairly well informed about it, I had to admit after reading the book that I fall into that category of audience member that really needs to be better educated about what I'm seeing in order to get the full value of the experience. I loved that part of the book where this is discussed. Loved the references throughout the years about the differences between ballet, sports and circus! So very well put and important not to forget. "How you lift your leg is more important than how high it goes" is SO true. Reading the book also took me someplace else I wasn't expecting. Something the author hasn't started to experience yet...but getting older is a real adventure. I still remember my first impressions and introductions to classical ballet. I was still a teenager when I saw Maya Plisétskaya dance and in my mind's eye she's still as she was then. I about fell off my chair when reading Vaganova Today led me to realize she's now in her 80s! How could that be? Where did the time go? But then, I seem not to notice that I'm pushing 70!!! What I remember most vividly about seeing the Kirov productions and something I still comment about when I go to other productions from other companies is the almost perfect synchronization of the corps de ballet...you just don't see that anywhere else and now, thanks to Pawlick's book, I know why that is. What made reading Vaganova even more exciting and pleasurable is that I did it with my laptop sitting next to me plugged into YouTube and I was able to go from reading something in the book to watching a video of one of the dancers mentioned and was able to see just what the author was talking about. Which leads me to my final observation. It took me most of last night to get through the final 20 pages or so because I couldn't stop looking at Uliana Lopatkina videos! I must have watched her doing the Dying Swan ten or more times in videos filmed in different years each one getting more and more beautiful as she perfected the moves with the passing of time. (Of course, having to stop reading while I dried my tears after each swan death and get ready for another emotional onslaught didn't help the reading to go any faster!). She is absolutely gorgeous; I can't begin to imagine what it must have been like to see her dance in person and to actually have been able to sit across from her and interview her has got to be an experience the author will cherish forever. What a treat! And finally , as any good author will do, Pawlick left me wanting more.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Superb Study of Agrippina Vaganova and her legacy!
*by L***S on September 6, 2011*

This is a landmark book, and truly an unexpected gem! It is thoroughly researched, and a most significant work of it's kind - not only for ballet students, but for pedagogues and balletomanes everywhere. Catherine Pawlick lifts the veil and takes us into deeply into the foundational beginnings of the Vaganova Ballet Academy, the Vaganova method of classical ballet training, it's origin, it's continuity and it's legacy. Most importantly, she has provided a full study of the great woman herself - Agrippina Vaganova - and in her own words no less! From this we follow her thought processes and motivations as she singlehandedly builds the ballet training system that bears her name. We learn about her time as a student, her career as a Mariinsky ballerina, and her prescient vision as a teacher and pioneer. Pawlick also interviews Vaganova's contemporaries (those still living), former students and former greats of the Mariinsky Ballet, present stars such as Uliana Lopatkina, and the Artistic Director of the Vaganova Academy, Altynai Asylmuratova. Each of these people candidly discuss the state of Vaganova's legacy, as it stands today, and how it effects the style and legacy of the company which the Vaganova Ballet Academy feeds - the world reknowned Mariinsky Ballet of St. Petersburg. I highly recommend it! Place your order at once!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Dance is Love
*by V***A on November 2, 2011*

For me, dance was my joy, my calling and my career. I danced professionally in Europe being trained by the best Russian and Romanian teachers. We, Romanians, followed Vaganova's pedagogical method and I wasn't even aware how lucky I was. When I came to USA and started teaching in dance schools, I was surprised to see so many young kids, way too young to attempt ballet. I started when I was 9 years old and my body had some control and coordination. I was able to pass the exams every year for the 9 years of training. This book makes me realize the high level of training and excellence in education I had. It also brings to the forefront the question of "when are we going to recognize the damage that can be done to a 5 year old on pointe?" And also, "where are American ballet teachers get their pedagogical experience?". Great book!

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