Vaganova’s 1946 Russian/Soviet ballet film: Method of Classical Dance – Методика классического танца

In note 3 of the Supplement section of her Basic Principles of Classical Ballet, Agrippina Vaganova writes: “In order to preserve all our achievements for posterity it is necessary to resort to the aid of the motion picture, which will be a great contribution to the immortalization of our art. The years are passing by, and we hope that our achievements, registered on film, will aid future generations to learn and perfect themselves. In the not too distant future our first experience in this field will be shown to a wide public: pictures of the methodology of classical ballet at the Moscow and Leningrad Ballet Schools. This film will be a scientific aid in outlying districts as well.“ This is that film. TABLE OF CONTENTS 00:00 Titles 01:13 Credits begin 01:31 Agrippina Vaganova and Nikolai I. Tarasov 02:08 Olga Lepeshinskaya, Asaf Messer, Yuri Fayer 02:30 Lidiya Rafailova, Natalia Kamkova, Lidia Tyuntina 02:52 Introduction 04:30 Training begins at 6