First time in print, this historic production is derived from a magazine story with 54 weekly issues telling a hilarious and gripping adventure shows behind the scenes in Washington, DC when a conservative matriarch with unimaginable influence over one Congressman discovers her son is gay. The only problem is that he is working for the Congressman. This story was considered the favorite gay soap in America for many years. It was made into this screen play and the pilot was shot. But when, in 2001, the twin towers fell, so did all scripts with references to terrorist plots. Oh, yes, there is a terrorist plot in this story, originally written in 1993. Now, the screen play for this 19-episode epic television series is available.

Margot Fonteyn's closest friends don't appear in Daneman's detailed biography. Lita Legarda (a doctor) gets a one line mention. Angie Novello (Margot's Washington Hostess), Theodora Christon (Margot's personal secretary) and Ken Ludden aren't mentioned at all. These were the people she trusted most, who kept her confidences and never spoke to the press. Everyone knew Margot differently. BQ, her mother, knew one Margot. Tito, her husband, knew another. Ludden, her circle's youngest by a large margin, knew yet another side of Margot: hence the title 'My Margot'. Ken shares that Margot--who taught him so much about ballet and life, and with whom he worked to plan ballet's future. Beyond Margot we learn about Ken's delightful relationship with BQ, a close friendship between a teenager and a woman of eighty. Ken also writes with unflinching honesty of the hostile relationship he had with Rudolf Nureyev, which developed over time into a grudging mutual respect and a shared grief when Margot died.

Classical Ballet 100 Rules is the first time the basic rules of movement, body, turning and style of classical ballet are in print. This book of rules is part of the legacy of Margaret Craske, Dame Margot Fonteyn, Carmen Mathe, Sallie Wilson, and all of the dancers who have studied and mastered classical theatrical dancing. Ken Ludden, with more than 40 books in print, publishes these rules to help students, professionals, and teachers to understand the complex system of classical ballet. But these rules also apply to all forms of dance. So even the contemporary, modern, jazz, lyrical, folk, or street dancer will benefit from this book.

The Academy Method syllabus is based on structured classes. This means that every class that is taught has a specific focal point around which the combinations and flow of the class are based. This book breaks down the classes by age of the child studying, and gives specific class focal points for each phase of development.

This is a prospectus for the creation of the Fonteyn Institute of Advanced Pedalogical Studies in Performing Fine Arts. It presents the entire structure of this proposed element of a college or university program. The Fonteyn Institute is designed as an educational and archival institution. Its primary purpose is to preserve the highest integrity and levels of performed fine arts, principally classical theatrical dancing through the training of teachers, support of choreographers, division of research materials and general sponsorship and promotion of projects for the general public in the performed fine arts arena.

Margot Fonteyn's closest friends don't appear in Daneman's detailed biography. Lita Legarda (a doctor) gets a one line mention. Angie Novello (Margot's Washington Hostess), Theodora Christon (Margot's personal secretary) and Ken Ludden aren't mentioned at all. These were the people she trusted most, who kept her confidences and never spoke to the press. Everyone knew Margot differently. BQ, her mother, knew one Margot. Tito, her husband, knew another. Ludden, her circle's youngest by a large margin, knew yet another side of Margot: hence the title 'My Margot'. Ken shares that Margot--who taught him so much about ballet and life, and with whom he worked to plan ballet's future. Beyond Margot we learn about Ken's delightful relationship with BQ, a close friendship between a teenager and a woman of eighty. Ken also writes with unflinching honesty of the hostile relationship he had with Rudolf Nureyev, which developed over time into a grudging mutual respect and a shared grief when Margot died.

The Academy Method is a method of teaching classical theatrical dancing established by Dame Margot Fonteyn d'Arias. The Margot Fonteyn Academy of Ballet offers an International Teacher Certification Program. Certified teachers are able to teach Academy Method and bring the legacy and art of Margot Fonteyn into the dancing of their students. The Academy Method teaches the fundamental principles of movement as they apply to classical theatrical dancing, and is based on the teachings of Margaret Craske and her most accomplished students. For more information about this please go to www.fonteynacademy.org on the Internet. The Margot Fonteyn Academy of Ballet is located in Beacon, NY under the direction of Ken Ludden.

The two-week Body Mechanics intensive training program is an inntroduction to the International Teacher Certification Program offered by The Margot Fonteyn Academy of Ballet. This book contains the basic principles of human movement, and 48 trainning exercises taken from classical ballet's 460-year history. These exercises are not the ones done in daily class by ballet dancers, but are selected from the 65 exercises professional dancers use outside of their ballet training to keep their bodies fit, strong, flexible and in perfect condition. Trainees who take the 2-week course can elect to become certificate candidates, and with completion of this traininng will have achieved 12 course credit hours toward their certification and 6 hours of credited observation.

Volume 6: Mystic Skills, completes the textbook series that supports the Ankahr Muse Apprenticeship Program. This book is meant to serve as a meditation guide. Centered on the 22 tenets of Spirituality that form the basis of most early mystic traditions, this text works through each of these with a focused meditation. These texts are meant to be koans in nature, provocative to the heart, and inspirational for the mystic voyager. The 6th and final level of training takes the Apprentice beyond space-time, and allows for each who goes there to have free access to all that is 'other' to our conscious awareness of all that is in manifest form. It is the highest form of Spiritual practice during the life phase of the soul. Those who master these meditations have taken the first small step toward the potential all beings have for enlightenment.

The Teacher Certification Program of the Academy Method is an integrated training program for teachers of the Academy Method approach to dance. It teaches the fundamental principles of movement as they apply to classical theatrical dance, and were developed by Dame Margot Fonteyn and Ken Ludden over more than a decade. The Body Mechanics program is comprehensive training for the entire body, and is designed to be applied to any sport or activity that involves human movement. It gives a collection of 65 exercises developed over the last 460 years by the top professional dancers in the history of the Classical Ballet art form. Taken out of the context of classical dance, they instill in the body an absolute efficiency of movement, and allow for the maximization of every movement made. Whether you are an athlete, dancer, parent, office worker, stock boy, or waitperson, this program will help you be more effective and avoid injuries.

A complete basic introduction to ancient Eastern European mystic traditions, never before published. This ancient system has been an oral tradition thus far, only passed down from Master to Apprentice. While Ankahr Muse still adheres to this tradition, this book supplies the Mystic Apprentice with a reference guide to their studies, and unlocks the mysteries of Mystic traditions to all who read it.

The fifth in the series of textbooks to support the Ankahr Muse Mystic Apprenticeship program. This volume covers the difference between clairvoyance and psychic abilities. It chronicles the history of psychic phenomenon from King Saul to the present day. Students at this level have mastered all of the most common skills and are ready to go beyond.

The Academy Method coursebook series is designed to educate the dance student about various aspects of the study of dance. One key element in becoming a dancer is diet and nutrition. And in fact, the information in this book is useful to anyone who wants to lose weight, maintain a dancer's body, and blend diet with exercise to be in the best shape possible. A Dancer's Diet will give you the way to have the one thing most people want - A Dancer's Body!

Barre Exercises and Structure is a book in the educational series by the Fonteyn Academy Press. It accompanies the Academy Method International Teacher Certificate training program, but is quite helpful to all instructors and students of dance. Each and every exercise in a classical dance class has a specific purpose. Knowing that purpose will help achieving the highest level of dancing possible for you. The Academy Method is taught at The Margot Fonteyn Academy of Ballet. It is based on the fundamental principles of movement as they apply to classical theatrical dancing. Carrying forward the teachings of Margaret Craske, and her students, this is what Dame Margot Fonteyn herself studied so long as she was dancing. Every single movement in classical dancing is derived from the steps practiced at the barre. This book explains that relationship, and gives dance students precise knowledge of what they are to do, why they do it, how it will help their dancing, and exactly what is required of them.

A Ballet Student's Companion is a book in the educational series by Fonteyn Academy Press. It goes with the Academy Method International Teacher Certificate program, but is quite helpful to all instructors and students of dance. Academy Method,taught at The Margot Fonteyn Academy of Ballet, is based on the fundamental principles of movement as they apply to classical theatrical dancing. Carrying forward the teachings of Margaret Craske, and her students, this is what Dame Margot Fonteyn herself studied so long as she danced. Dance students are often left in the dark as to precisely how, why, when, and for what purpose they are to do the many tasks assigned. They are not taught the mechanics of steps, the background of the traditions, the origins of movements, positions and gestures, nor how they are to apply what they know. Through this book, and in the Academy Method, students will find answers to these questions and be able to develop certainty in their dancing.

"Development of Form" is a book in the educational series by the Fonteyn Academy Press. It accompanies the Academy Method International Teacher Certificate training program, but is quite helpful to all instructors and students of dance. The Academy Method is taught at The Margot Fonteyn Academy of Ballet. It is based on the fundamental principles of movement as they apply to classical theatrical dancing. Carrying forward the teachings of Margaret Craske, and her students, this is what Dame Margot Fonteyn herself studied so long as she was dancing. This course book explains in detail how a dancer is able to create the magic of the stage through movement, line, style, music and dance. It explains the complex hierarchy and political reality of large ballet companies, and how a dancer can rise through the ranks. A must have for every dance student and teacher.

Anatomy and the Dancer is a book in the educational series by the Fonteyn Academy Press. It accompanies the Academy Method International Teacher Certificate training program, but is quite helpful to all instructors and students of dance. The Academy Method is taught at The Margot Fonteyn Academy of Ballet. It is based on the fundamental principles of movement as they apply to classical theatrical dancing. Carrying forward the teachings of Margaret Craske, and her students, this is what Dame Margot Fonteyn herself studied so long as she was dancing. This book will allow you to fully understand now the body works, and what makes classical theatrical dancing possible.

"Building a Dancer" is a book in the educational series by the Fonteyn Academy Press. It accompanies the Academy Method International Teacher Certificate training program, but is quite helpful to all instructors and students of dance. The Academy Method is taught at The Margot Fonteyn Academy of Ballet. It is based on the fundamental principles of movement as they apply to classical theatrical dancing. Carrying forward the teachings of Margaret Craske, and her students, this is what Dame Margot Fonteyn herself studied so long as she was dancing. This book answers the question of exactly who is cut out to be a dancer, and how they can become one. It is an in depth look at all of the considerations major schools make in choosing students from the many who audition. Are you one? Find out!

Tradition and Form is a book in the educational series by the Fonteyn Academy Press. It accompanies the Academy Method International Teacher Certificate training program, but is quite helpful to all instructors and students of dance. The Academy Method is taught at The Margot Fonteyn Academy of Ballet. It is based on the fundamental principles of movement as they apply to classical theatrical dancing. Carrying forward the teachings of Margaret Craske, and her students, this is what Dame Margot Fonteyn herself studied so long as she was dancing. This book tells how the traditions of classical theatrical dance began, and shows how they have evolved over the centuries. It explains the history from the perspective of the professional dancer, and is designed for those who teach and study classical dance.

Principles of Movement is a book in the educational series by the Fonteyn Academy Press. It accompanies the Academy Method International Teacher Certificate training program, but is quite helpful to all instructors and students of dance. The Academy Method is taught at The Margot Fonteyn Academy of Ballet. It is based on the fundamental principles of movement as they apply to classical theatrical dancing. Carrying forward the teachings of Margaret Craske, and her students, this is what Dame Margot Fonteyn herself studied so long as she was dancing. This book gives the foundation of the complete system of classical theatrical dance practiced and taught at The Margot Fonteyn Academy of Ballet.

History and Positioning is a book in the educational series by the Fonteyn Academy Press. It accompanies the Academy Method International Teacher Certificate training program, but is quite helpful to all instructors and students of dance. The Academy Method is taught at The Margot Fonteyn Academy of Ballet. It is based on the fundamental principles of movement as they apply to classical theatrical dancing. Carrying forward the teachings of Margaret Craske, and her students, this is what Dame Margot Fonteyn herself studied so long as she was dancing. This book gives the dance student an overview of the entire history of ballet, from its somewhat scandalous start under King Louis XIV in France through to today. It is a must for all ballet students and ballet teachers.

Volume 2 of the Mystic Apprentice's basic text is designed as a companion to the teachings in the Ankahr Muse Mystic Apprenticeship program, the Mystic Consul Certification Training, and Tarot Studies.In this volume, the Mystic Apprentice finds a complete directory of prayers of the world, instructions for dream interpretation, a phased analysis of the progression of Spiritual Tenets that form the Major Arcana of the Tarot, directions for initiating a new Tarot deck (a process known as Impressing the Tarot), teachings on the Law of Flow, and much more.It is essential to have this information before proceeding to the other volumes in this series for the Mystic Apprentice.

The Academy Method was designed by Dame Margot Fonteyn and Ken Ludden over 12 years. The instructor certification program gives them international certification to teach in this method. This book covers the basic principles of the Academy Method. Review: "Ken Ludden's teaches the fundamentals of ballet and all movement, and is groundbreaking and life changing! He works with the truth of movement...teaches to express through movement. He covers the step and how to execute it, then clearly explains the WHY for each exercise as it relates to center work and choreography. This book lays out how to build a dancer from the moment they enter the studio until they hit the stage as a professional. Try to see Ken's live lectures as well and study with him. He is a Master!" -Autumn Mathisen