| Repository | University of Roehampton: Archives and Special Collections |
| Level | File |
| Ref No | AHG/5/30 |
| Creator Name | Ann Hutchinson Guest and the Language of Dance Centre, London |
| Title | [Ann Hutchinson Guest] Documents relating to the compilation of a dictionary of the classical ballet steps taught at the Royal Academy of Dancing [later known as the Royal Academy of Dance], listing the steps taught and including Labanotated scores for each step |
| Date | c1981-1994 |
| Extent | 1 file |
| Description | The file includes the following:
- Photocopies of the two parts of "A Dictionary of Classical Ballet in the Style of the Royal Academy of Dancing. Notated in Labanotation." This dictionary was created as part of a project by Susan Scott and Elaine Holland, students at the Royal Academy of Dancing, with each student creating one of the two parts of the dictionary. [Note: the dictionary only covers classical ballet steps that have names beginning A to P.] These parts of the dictionary were created in 1980-1981. The photocopies were made in c1981.
- A letter from Ann Hutchinson Guest to the Royal Academy of Dancing, offering to complete the dictionary started by Susan Scott and Elaine Holland. The letter is dated 1993.
- A handwritten list of classical ballet steps to be included in the dictionary [it is not known if this list is complete or incomplete]. List created 1994.
- Cuttings made from photocopies of a published dictionary of classical ballet steps, with Labanotated scores for each step. [These photocopies may come from the "Gail Grant Dictionary of Classical Ballet in Labanotation" by Allan Miles, published in 1972.] Photocopies made c1980s; cuttings made c1980s. |
| Access Status | Open |
| Copyright | Copyright to be determined. |
| Related Material | Further photocopies of the parts of the dictionary created by Susan Scott and Elaine Holland can be found in AHG/7/2/11/21. |