"A highly detailed book on Balanchine technique, written by one of his former principal dancers, now a leading teacher at the School of American Ballet." "Suki Schorer commits to paper the fruit of her twenty-four-year collaboration with Balanchine in a close examination of his technique for teachers, scholars, and advanced students of the ballet.". "Profusely illustrated throughout with instructional photographs featuring members of the New York City Ballet, this book will serve as an indispensable testament to Balanchine's ideas on technique and performance."--BOOK JACKET.