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Training for Peak Performance in All Dance Forms
Eric Franklin
ISBN: 9780736041560
Format: Paperback
Publisher:Human Kinetics Publishers
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Conditioning for Dance features 170 imagery illustrations paired with 160 dance-specific exercises to help you maximize body-mind conditioning. The book culminates with a 20-minute, full-body workout routine designed to help you warm up, condition, and refine your dance technique.
This volume features 102 imagery exercises paired with dance-specific exercises to help maximize body-mind conditioning and develop more fluid mobility, balance, and tension release. The book culminates with a 20-minute, full-body barre workout routine designed to help dancers warm up, condition, and refine their dance technique. You'll learn how to execute lifelong dance skills that give power without the risk of injuries. By working the muscles through movements and ranges of motion that approximate the demands of your chosen dance form, you directly enrich your performance capabilities. And as you strengthen the body's core, stretch to gain just the right amount of flexibility, and incorporate the power of the mind, you unleash your full artistic and physical potential.
| ISBN | 0736041567 | | Pages | 248 | | ISBN13 | 9780736041560
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Human Kinetics Publishers | | Weight (grammes) | 680 | | Imprint | Human Kinetics Publishers | | Published in | Champaign | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 279 | | Publication date | 30 Oct 2003 | | Width (mm) | 216 | | Library of Congress | GV1588.F73, GV1588.F73 | | Spine width (mm) | 19 | | DEWEY | 792.8 | | Academic level | Tertiary education | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Interest age | From 18 To 99 |
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| | | Foreword | | | | | | Preface | | | | 1 | | Mind-Body Conditioning | | 1 | | 2 | | Embodied Imagery | | 16 | | 3 | | Reflexive Balance | | 29 | | 4 | | Relaxed Flexibility | | 50 | | 5 | | Aligned Movement for Improved Technique | | 83 | | 6 | | Strengthening the Center | | 109 | | 7 | | Building Power in the Legs and Feet | | 149 | | 8 | | Developing Power in the Torso and Arms | | 172 | | 9 | | Improving Turns, Jumps, and Turn-Out | | 190 | | 10 | | Thera-Band Centre Workout | | 213 | | | | References and Resources | | 234 | | | | Index | | 236 | | | | About the Author | | 239 |
"From Dance Teacher"""A worthwhile read for dancers and teachers.""" From Library Journal"""Dancers looking for more range of movement, power, or a way to address a specific problem will find this text valuable. Readers interested in kinesiology and sport medicine will also appreciate it. Recommended for larger public and academic libraries.""""  Be the first to write a customer review
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