Films with: Berkut, Mikhail

Historical dance Baroque Era /

Part 5 and Part 6 of a six-part video course. Each part contains introductory material on the period and the dances, presented as a dialogue between Mikhail Berkut and a student; demonstration of a révérence and salut of the period; basic and preparatory exercises; demonstrations of components of each dance, performed by one or two dancers; and examples of etudes and compositions performed by Berkut's child and teen-aged students. Some of the period dances on this tape have been adapted for the ballet stage and are danced on pointe.

DVD 8135

Historical dance Renaissance /

Parts 3 and 4 of a six-part video course. Each part contains introductory material on the period and the dances, presented as a dialogue between Mikhail Berkut and a student; demonstration of a révérence and salut of the period; basic and preparatory exercises; demonstrations of components of each dance, performed by one or two dancers; and examples of etudes and compositions performed by Berkut's child and teen-aged students.

DVD 8134