1. General information
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This article is from the Ballet and Modern Dance FAQ, by Tom Parsons twp@panix.com with numerous contributions by others.
1. General information
In a group as young as this one was when this FAQ was first written, we
didn't have enough data to identify "frequently-asked" questions, with a
few exceptions; hence many of the entries were answers to questions that
we might reasonably *expect* to be frequently asked, or at least wondered
about. I chose to discuss things that I myself had wondered about; things
that, I surmised, beginners and non-dancers must wonder about (since this
group is specifically intended to include them); a few technical points
(well known to dancers but not to spectators); and a fairly extensive
history of ballet from 1489 to the close of the Diaghilev era. Coverage
has since been expanded in response to requests and suggestions from the
group. The FAQ ends with some questions that don't fit well into the other
categories, a list of references and periodicals, and a list of dance-
related organizations.
This FAQ is posted bimonthly (on even-numbered months) in alt.arts.ballet,
the Dancers' Archive, and also to rtfm.mit.edu, where most FAQs are
available through anonymous FTP. It is also posted on my web page:
http://www.panix.com/~twp/
Victor Eijkhout also recommends
ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/alt.arts.ballet/
or http://www.lib.ox.ac.uk/internet/news/faq/alt.arts.ballet.html
which also have the dancewear FAQ (see next paragraph) and Brad Appleton's
FAQ on stretching (see Question 3.20).
This FAQ and several others can also be obtained by e-mail from the
Dancers' Archive. Email dancers-archive@world.std.com with "one" of the
following "get" commands in the "subject" line. You will get from 1 to 4
emails back, depending on which FAQ you requested. Here are the commands:
get aab-faq
get dancewear-faq
get rad-faq
get stretch-faq
The word 'get' must be specified as shown above, otherwise the email server
won't know what you want to do. The word 'faq' can be capitalized, but
the other words (rad, stretch, dancewear, and aab) cannot. 'faq' cannot be
mixed-case. For this FAQ, request aab-faq; for the dancewear FAQ (next
paragraph), request dancewear-faq. The other two: rad-faq is the FAQ for
rec.arts.dance and stretch-faq is for Brad Appleton's FAQ on stretching
(see Question 3.20.)
Amy Reusch has assembled a FAQ containing advice for aspiring dancers who
wonder whether they should include college in their plans. It can be found
in the ballet-modern directory of the Dancers' Archive under the name,
Schooling-FAQ.
Acknowledgements
I wish to thank Eliot Aronstern, Lise Brenner, Victor Eijkhout, and Lance
Westergard for reading the first draft and providing valuable comments and
suggestions. Thanks also to Robert Atwood, Tom Baird, Randy Barron, Marion
Bastien, Eileen Bauer, Michael Bjerknes, Melinda Buckwalter, Laurel F.
Brady, Bonnie Brooks, CarlosC14, the Collier Family (atla@mweb.co.za), Mark
Coniglio, Alan Corneretto, Nancy Dalva, Danczarina@aol.com, Callum Downie,
William Fitzgerald, Jean Fitzpatrick, Claudia Folts, Eyvonne Gratz, Robinne
Gray, Lisa M. Hahn, Alice T. Hall, Claudia Jeschke, Steve Keeley, Frances
Kemmish, Kathy Kerr, Keith Knox, Koo@monmouth.com, Sandi Kurtz, Joel
Levine, Matthew Lewis, Vanessa Marino, Debby McConnell, mhmlbrg@aol.com,
John Moran, NextStage@aol.com, Bob D. Peterson, Roger Plaut, PriMoDnc
< primodnc@aol.com> , Lori Pryor, Amy Reusch, Rocio C. Barraza Rivacoba,
Jessica Schein, Shannon (swilson769@aol.com), Tim Scholl, Sheila
(LEHNERS@msn.com), Robert Greskovic, Estelle Souche, CHO Tomoko, Tim
Victor, Victoria (vleigh7023@aol.com), Jack Walker, Kimberly Wallace, Karen
Ward, Jim Williams, Leigh Witchel, Trog Woolley, Mark Zetler, and many
other contributors to this group whose postings and suggestions (and
corrections) are gradually finding their way into this FAQ.
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