Dance imagery for technique and performance /

This versatile text and reference provides 583 imagery exercises designed to improve dance technique, artistic expression, and performance. With Dance Imagery for Technique and Performance, you'll explore imagery through 195 improvisational exercises designed to create and communicate different...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Franklin, Eric N.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, [1996]
Subjects:	Dance > Study and teaching. Improvisation in dance. Imagery (Psychology) Choreography > Study and teaching. Exercise. Danse > Étude et enseignement. Improvisation (Danse) Imagerie (Psychologie) Chorégraphie > Étude et enseignement. Exercice. Ausdruckstanz. Bewegungslehre. Choreographie. Imagination. Kreativität. Sportliche Technik. Tanzsport.

Table of Contents:

Pt. I. Imagery in Improvisation Exercises. Ch. 1. Basic Movement Images and Exercises. Ch. 2. Imagery and Dance Improvisation
Pt. II. Imagery in Dance Technique Classes. Ch. 3. Discovering Imagery. Ch. 4. Guidelines for Applying Imagery in a Class Setting. Ch. 5. Floorwork. Ch. 6. Standing, Walking, Running. Ch. 7. Basic Exercises of the Ballet Barre. Ch. 8. Swings, Arches, and Spirals. Ch. 9. The Upper-Body Gesture: Port de Bras, Neck, and Face. Ch. 10. Turns and Pirouettes. Ch. 11. Jumping. Ch. 12. Partnering
Pt. III. Imagery in Choreography and Performance. Ch. 13. Psychology, Imagery, and Choreography. Ch. 14. Imagery and the Choreographic Process. Ch. 15. Imagery and Performance Quality
Pt. IV. Rest and Regeneration. Ch. 16. The Art of Touch and Rest Sessions.