Talk:Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet

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I have compared the text of this article with the material upon which it is supposedly based. I see no copyright infringement. You cannot copyright basic facts of history.

The article could be re-written to a much better form and style than it currently has, but I see no reason to delete it.

For example, George Balanchine is described as a 1921 graduate of the Vaganova Institute. This makes it sound like he studied Vaganova Method. In fact, he graduated the very year that she started teaching at the Institute -- which was not re-named in her honour until 1957, six years after she had died. So, it would not be correct to say Balanchine was a graduate of the Vaganova Institute, but the name of the Institute in 1921 should be given. 209.247.23.141 11:13, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

Recreation of Article
I intend to write a proper article relating directly to the Vaganova Ballet Academy, referring to the history of the school both pre and post Vaganova. It is wrong that all links and redirects about the school should be pointed to the article about Agrippina Vaganova, she did not create the school and, whilst she is a key figure in its development, the history of the school before her era is equally, if not more valuable and should have a proper article. I am currently searching out references etc, so it will take some time to put the article together, so your patience would be appreciated Crazy-dancing (talk) 13:25, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

RE-WRITE
This article is in dire need of a re-write.

It mentions nothing of Petipa's influence - there would be no Vaganova were it not for Petipa.

Furthermore it is significant to state that Vaganova cultivated and perfected a method that was already being taught at the school since the 1880s. Did she "invent it"? No she did not - she did something better, she perfected it and made it easier to understand and nuture.

--Mrlopez2681 (talk) 06:34, 24 July 2008 (UTC)



Rewrite Early History

 * †I agree that someone with more knowledge of the schools early history should provide a more thorough account, particularly where Petipa is concerned etc. I have only written a bare bones outline about the school and kept strictly to what I know to be accurate.  However, I certainly do not agree with your comments regarding Vaganova and there are many others who would say the same.  It is widely known that her 'method' was formed after many years of research and is a fusion of what see saw as the 'best' aspects of teaching methods from throughout Europe.  They were are not based on the Imperial Russian method.  In fact it is widely believed that British ballet more closely resembles the Imperial method than modern Russian ballet, of which the Vaganova method is the heart.  Crazy-dancing (talk) 18:31, 26 July 2008 (UTC)