BALLET STARS OF THE ROMANTIC ERA PAPER DOLL FULL COLOR UNUSED BOOK 1991

write up from the net. from a large doll collection most from the 70s and 80s uncut not used.. this one is so lovely what a super gift this would make.. n the first half of the nineteenth century, the ideals of Romanticism sparked dramatic innovations in dance movement and costume. Ballet, once an art seen principally in court performances, won new audiences among the growing middle classes and became a popular art form. The soaring movements and gestures, the technical virtuosity and dancing "on point," as well as the long tarlatan tutu, flesh-colored tights, and the heelless dance slipper that we know today originated in the Romantic period. The art of ballet flourished because of the dazzling expertise, style, and personalities of the great dancers who dominated the period. This enthralling book depicts eight of the most celebrated of those dancers as beautifully costumed paper dolls, each with three additional costumes from their most famous roles. Here are the influential Marie Taglioni as "La Fille du Danube"; Carlotta Grisi as "Giselle, " which would become the prototypical Romantic ballet; Fanny Elssler, the first world-class ballerina ever to appear triumphal in America, in "La Gypsy"; Fanny Cerrito as "La Esmeralda"; Lucile Grahn, a star of the Royal Danish Ballet, as "La Sylphide"; the legendary Lola Montez as a Spanish dancer; Jules Joseph Perrot, a major choreographer and the greatest male dancer of the Romantic era, in "Giselle"; and Augusta Maywood, the first American ballerina to have an international career, as "The Maid of Cashmere." To add to dance lovers' enjoyment of this exciting collection, artist Tom Tierney has included a fascinating introduction to the Romantic ballet and its stars, brief biographies of each of the dancers, and captions for each drawing. heavy book extra postage.. Ballet Stars of the Romantic Era paper dolls in full color by Tom Tierney. the ballerinas are named and about 7.5 to 8 inches high or so. 8 costumed paper dolls and 24 additional costumes in full color on 16 plates. 9.25 x 12.25 inches.. HEAVY BOOK EXTRA POSTAGE. will go as packet mail up to 500 grams