Technique Had a Manual. Artistry Didn't.
Every ballet method has broken technique down into teachable steps. Artistry never got the same treatment — every pedagogy book calls it essential, none of them define it.
Artistry Inside Ballet Technique, Volume 1 explores four of the nine elements in depth — what they are, why they matter, and concrete ways to develop them, whether you're teaching a room full of dancers or working on your own.
I Wasn't Convinced
I've spent nearly 30 years teaching ballet, and for most of that time I watched dancers get told artistry was something you either had or didn't.
I didn't buy it.
So I broke it down myself, into nine elements, until it was something anyone could actually learn.
This book is where that started.
I hold an MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts, ABT certification through Level 7 and Partnering, and PBT certification. My research on artistry has been published in peer-reviewed journals including the Journal of Dance Education and Dance Education in Practice.
All of it led here, to the book you're looking at right now.
