DANCING FINGERS
Original Music for the Ballet Class - Volume 8
by ballet pianist Michael Roberts
34 tracks including
a Polanaise, a Tango, a Ragtime, a Mazurka, 2 Grande Waltzes
plus 10 of Michael’s trademark adagio’s.
Michael Roberts was born in Sussex, England. He began playing the piano at age four. From 1967 to 1975 Michael was production stage manager for Harold Prince in London's West End. He has been accompanying and composing for dance for over three decades. Michael has played for such notables as Finis Jhung, Stanley Holden, David Howard, Juliet Prowse, Mark Morris, Alvin Alley, American Ballet Theater, The Joffrey Ballet, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and Mikhail Baryshnikov. He has produced four ballet Class CD's and one Modern Dance CD. Currently he is music and technical coordinator for the Trudl Zipper Dance Institute at the Colburn School for the Performing Arts in Los Angeles California.
Selections Include:
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Barre Exercises |
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DEMOS |
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1. |
Warm up/Plies |
2 bar intro 4/4 |
32 bars |
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2. |
Plies |
4 bar intro 3/4 |
64 bars |
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3. |
Battements Tendus - Rag |
2 bar intro 4/4 |
32 bars |
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4. |
Battements Tendus |
2 bar intro 4/4 |
32 bars |
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5. |
Battements Glisses |
2 bar intro 6/8 |
32 bars |
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6. |
Battements Glisses |
2 bar intro 4/4 |
32 bars |
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7. |
Rond de Jambe a Terre |
4 bar intro 3/4 |
64 bars |
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8. |
Rond de Jambe a Terre |
4 bar intro 3/4 |
64 bars |
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9. |
Battements Fondu - Tango |
2 bar intro 4/4 |
32 bars |
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10. |
Battements Fondu |
4 bar intro 3/4 |
64 bars |
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11. |
Battements Frappes |
2 bar intro 4/4 |
32 bars |
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12. |
Rond de Jambe en L’air |
4 bar intro 3/4 |
64 bars |
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13. |
Adage |
2 bar intro 4/4 |
64 bars + balance |
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14. |
Adage |
4 bar intro 3/4 |
64 bars |
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15. |
Adage |
4 bar intro 3/4 |
64 bars |
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16. |
Grand Battements - Polaniase |
2 bar intro 3/4 |
32 bars |
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17. |
Grand Battements - March |
2 bar intro 4/4 |
32 bars |
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Center Exercises |
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18. |
Port de Bras |
4 bar intro 3/4 |
64 bars |
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19. |
Port de Bras |
4 bar intro 3/4 |
64 bars |
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20. |
Battements Tendus |
2 bar intro 4/4 |
32 bars |
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21. |
Pirouettes |
2 bar intro 4/4 |
32 bars |
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22. |
Pirouettes |
4 bar intro 3/4 |
64 bars |
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23. |
Pirouettes |
4 bar intro 3/4 |
64 bars |
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24. |
Adage |
4 bar intro 3/4 |
64 bars |
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25. |
Adage |
2 bar intro 4/4 |
64 bars |
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26. |
Allegro |
4 bar intro 2/4 |
64 bars |
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27. |
Allegro - Polka |
4 bar intro 2/4 |
64 bars |
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28. |
Allegro |
4 bar intro 6/8 |
64 bars |
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29. |
Allegro - Grand Waltz |
4 bar intro 3/4 |
128 bars |
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30. |
Allegro - Grand Waltz |
4 bar intro 3/4 |
208 bars |
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31. |
Tours en Diagonale |
4 bar intro 2/4 |
128 bars |
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32. |
Petit Batterie |
4 bar intro 2/4 |
64 bars |
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33. |
Grand Battements - Mazurka |
2 bar intro 3/4 |
32 bars |
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34. |
Port de Bras / Reverance |
4 bar intro 3/4 |
64 bars |
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DANCING FINGERS - Original Music for the Ballet Class - Vol 8
is $23.00 for the CD.
See Michael's other CDs:
Dancing Fingers - Original Music for the Ballet Class - Vol 8
Music for Ballet
Class - Vol 4
Original
Music for the Ballet Class - Vol 7
Original
Music for the Modern Dance Class - Vol 1
Between
the Barres
Dancing
Scores
English Impressions
For other Ballet CD Selections
ORDERING INFORMATION : PRODUCTS & PRICE LIST : BALLET CDs : MODERN DANCE CDs : CREATIVE MOVEMENT CDs : REPERTORY CDs : OTHER DANCE MUSIC & INFO : MP3 INFO
MP3 files of DANCE PHRASES : MP3 files of DANCE PHRASES II - VARIATIONS : MP3 files of Fast Dragon : MP3 file on Using the Count Books : MP3 files for DANCE PHRASES Singles : MP3 files for Listening to the Earth
