Carlo Blasis Quotes:

A correct execution of an adagio is the ne plus ultra of our art; and I look on it as the touch-stone of the dancer.

Topics: Dance, Art, Execution

The dancer gradually introduces all that his art comprises.

source: - Carlo Blasis (1830). “The code of Terpsichore. The art of dancing, tr. by R. Barton”, p.40

Topics: Dance, Art, Dancing

The serious is the most difficult branch of dancing, it requires a close study, and cannot be duly appreciated but by connoisseurs and men of a refined and pure taste. She who excels in it deserves the highest applause. A correct execution of an adagio is the ne plus ultra of our art; I look on it as the touchstone of the dancer.

source: - "The Theory of Theatrical Dancing: With a Chapter on Pantomime".

Topics: Dance, Art, Dancing, Adagio