Tradition and Form

Tradition and Form is a book in the educational series by the Fonteyn Academy Press. It accompanies the Academy Method International Teacher Certificate training program, but is quite helpful to all instructors and students of dance. The Academy Method is taught at The Margot Fonteyn Academy of Ballet. It is based on the fundamental principles of movement as they apply to classical theatrical dancing. Carrying forward the teachings of Margaret Craske, and her students, this is what Dame Margot Fonteyn herself studied so long as she was dancing. This book tells how the traditions of classical theatrical dance began, and shows how they have evolved over the centuries. It explains the history from the perspective of the professional dancer, and is designed for those who teach and study classical dance.