Vaganova: A Dance Journey from Petersburg to Leningrad
A must-read. --Mikhail BaryshnikovA substantial and needed biography of Vaganova and a study of Russian-Soviet ballet. --History: Reviews of New Books, Summer 2005A superb labor of love on the part of its translator... --Mindy Aloff, The Moscow Times - June 2005An insider’s perspective. --New Jersey Star-Ledger, 7/30/05Krasovskaya has a quaint way of writing...Generous in descriptions. --Ballet-Dance Magazine, October 2005Krasovskaya’s storytelling never ruins the story itself and that is the ultimate pleasure. --Time Out New York, 7/28/2005Recommended to all dance collections owing to its details of the many significant contributions of a great dance teacher. --Library Journal, 6/1/05Recounts the great pedagogue’s creation of a system known throughout the world for producing technically superb dancers. --Dancer, July 2005Siegel's elegant translation of Vero Krasovskaya's Vaganova makes a much needed contribution to Russian ballet history in English. --Apalachee Tortoise, January 2006