Version 5.0- Latest Revision 12/24/96

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Season's greetings, happy New Year... and, if you're new to computers or the Internet, a special welcome to BalletWeb! This Web site is designed to be as easy as possible to use. For a few basic tips, try clicking "Help" in the navigation bar below. Enjoy your visit!

To our immense embarassment, we only now noticed that for the past month, the navigation bars on our home page (that's this page right here) didn't work! They're fixed now, we hope!

Several new letters from readers in "Spotlight." Check 'em out!

BalletWeb is now part of the Ballet Webring, a new Internet "guided tour" organized by the intriguingly named Lady Becky of the Hills. If you'd like to tour the rest of the ballet webring, or find out more about webrings in general, click on one of the links at the bottom of this page.

If you'd like to comment, or if you've encountered any problems, please click here to e-mail the Webmaster. For copyright information, click here.

(The navigation bar gives fast access to some favorite BalletWeb destinations. For a "guided tour" of BalletWeb, keep clicking the "Forward" arrow. The navigation bar doesn't cover ALL areas -- see below for a complete table of contents. If the navigation bar doesn't work with your browser, use the text headings instead. Tip: For easiest navigation, resize your browser's window to show the full width of the navigation bar. )

CONTENTS

Gallery

Permanent Collection: A "Les Sylphides" portfolio. Moments from the ballet that stands forever at a turning point in history, looking backward into the Romantic era and forward into Modernism. (Includes gallery notes about the ballet.)

Featured Exhibit: "Westport Ballet Theatre's 20th Anniversary." Not famous, not big, not even fully professional, this vibrant little company has nonetheless made a difference.

By Request: "Teachers and Students." A photo-essay on the pain and joy of life in the classroom, where the skills of classical ballet are still handed down through the time-honored relationship between master and apprentice.

Spotlight: NEW and IMPROVED! The ever-moving Spotlight now shines on a collage of inspirational quotations and images, notes from BalletWeb visitors, and even a collection of ballet humor! Check it out -- then step into the Spotlight by submitting your own favorites!

Dance Quotations and Images

Ballet Humor

Coda: Your Comments and Notes

The Electric Ballerina: Short computer animations illustrate ballet steps and movements, in QuickTime (Mac or Windows) format. Download for fun or learning!

If you don't have QuickTime, click here to download the software you'll need, free.

Dance Photography Notebook (NEW!)

Technical Notes About Ballet Photography: The author's favorite tools, tips, films, philosophies, and other rampant opinionation.

The Dance Photographer's Bookshelf: Personal favorites for inspiration and informati

Commentary

Front Office: "The Trouble with Boards." Artists and their boards ought to want the same thing -- success for their artistic enterprise -- but tension seems nearly universal. Could the root of the problem be failure to understand who the customer is?

Creators: Does Lew Get His Due? Admirers say he was America's second-greatest balletmaker -- so why is this West Coast genius little more than a footnote in history books?

Resources

Links to other dance sites

Quick Link to CyberDance, a convenient "shopping mall" for dance-related Web sites

Help, Notes, and Technical Info

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