FIRST POSITION ANATOMY OF A SCENE p. 11 | EN POINTE p. 12 | UPLIFT p. 13
THE TERM DIVERTISSEMENT (French fuosre “de fnotre rt ht aei ns omnegnst a” )n wd adsa no cr iegsi n a l l y fset aa gt uerpe edrifno r1m8 tahn cceesn. tTuor dy aEyu, trho ep ewaonr d rl ienfke er sd tboyaascuoi tme mo fodnatnhceems , eu, st uh aa ltl y abrael l eptesr. fAo rl lmt herdewe oi tfhtihnecllaatses i1c 9sttho r y cceonnttuairny dbiavlelerttsisssceomreedntbsy. Tchaikovsky Swan Lake includes a suite of “National Dances”
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Bonus Tales A closer look at the Act III fairy tale divertissements.
By Elizabeth Klett
HOUSTON BALLET
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