DANCE BOOKS

(P/B) SCHOOL OF CLASSICAL DANCE
'School of Classical Dance' is the official textbook of the Vaganova School in St. Petersburg, and takes the student and teacher from the basic concepts of the syllabus to the most complex exercises taught at the end of the eight-year course. A thorough and logical presentation of the classical vocabulary, from its basic forms to advanced variations, is followed by a sample lesson for a senior class. The eight-year syllabus of the Vaganova School, now adopted by almost all Russian ballet schools, is then given in full. The authors were bot...
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(P/B) NUTRITION FOR THE DANCER
The tremendous physical mastery of a 21st century dancer undoubtedly rivals that of an athlete, but the importance and significance of nutrition could not be any more different. However, merely likening the strength, agility and physicality of a dancer to that of an athlete overlooks the very nature of dance, embodying the vigor and sublime beauty of the dancer's physique as a visual expression of art. Having trained as a professional dancer, the author is fully aware of the extraordinary demands placed on a student and professional dancer...
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(P/B) THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF DANCE
"Dance is a powerful, frequently adopted symbol of the way people feel about themselves". So concludes the author of this pioneering book, the first general introduction to the anthropology of dance. Since anthropology has broadened its horizon to include Western industrialized, and urban societies, the study of dance culture may, with equal legitimacy, observe ballet, the Hawaiian hula, the classical tradition of Bharata Natyam, the pigeon wings and polkas of the California gold rush miners, and the minuets of colonial Virginaia planters....
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(P/B) A WIDENING FIELD
A handbook for working in creative arts, with an emphasis upon imagination and receptivity: to our bodies, our surroundings, our materials, and to what we create. It will be of value to anyone interested to explore their lives through an active engagement in the arts. It puts particular emphasis upon the sensing, feeling, moving body as a basis for any imaginative activity. The book describes sources and strategies for working within and between various forms of expression, including moving, making things with materials, and writing, and w...
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CLASSICAL BALLET TERMS (P/B)
(. . .) The dictionary is an essential reference work not only for ballet dancers and teachers, but for all audience members who wish to have a better technical understanding of this most elegant of art forms. (ΑΠΟ ΤΗΝ ΠΑΡΟΥΣΙΑΣΗ ΣΤΟ ΟΠΙΣΘΟΦΥΛΛΟ ΤΟΥ ΒΙΒΛΙΟΥ)...
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(P/B) POETICS OF CONTEMPORARY DANCE
Poetics of Contemporary Dance is a major reference work originally published in French. Its author, historian and critic Laurence Louppe, is renowned for her perception and insight. Drawing on the whole practical and theoretical heritage of modern dance and its pre-cursors and including discussion of works up to and including the 1980s, Louppe brilliantly and eruditely reviews the main 'tools' of contemporary dance creation and thought: the body, weight, space, time, flow, breath, style and composition. She also weaves through her analysis...
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(P/B) THE MOMENT OF MOVEMENT
Improvisation, which has always been a part of folk and theatrical dance, became more visible in the artistic community in the 1960s with postmodern dance, particularly in the work of Steve Paxton, Yvonne Rainer, Trisha Brown, and Anna Halprin. Its therapeutic value has brought it to the attention of psychotherapists, and lately it has even found a social niche, in gatherings for Contact Improvisation. This attention has resulted in a renewed interest in, and respectability for, improvisation in the academic setting. [...] (From the publis...
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(P/B) ON POINTE: BASIC POINTE WORK - BEGINNER - LOW INTERMEDIATE / A LOOK AT THE USA INTERNATIONAL BALLET COMPETITION
Two books in one: a revised, updated and expanded version of Thalia Mara's "Fourth steps in ballet: on your toes" coupled with Janice Barringer's "A look at the USA international ballet competition, a guide to preparing for this major competition" (From the publisher)...
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(P/B) THE ART OF MAKING DANCES
One of the first and most important books on choreographing modern dance, a lucid and practical source book....
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(P/B) THE DYNAMIC BODY IN SPACE
Presentations from the Laban International Conference October 2008 at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance London. The work and ideas of Rudolf Laban (1879-1958), dancer, choreographer and seminal theoretician of movement and dance, have had a profound impact across an extraordinary range of disciplines. To mark the 50th Anniversary of his death, Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance held an International Conference asking how and where Rudolf Laban's work is being practised today, how his ideas are being developed, and...
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(P/B) DICTIONARY OF CLASSICAL BALLET TERMINOLOGY

(P/B) RHYTHMIC SUBJECTS
Dance is a uniquely significant art form, whose primary material is not simply 'the body', but energy as it is used and experienced in movement. Energy is central to discourses of modernity and modernism, in which choreographers and dancers can actively intervene through their innovative use of energy. Mary Wigman, Martha Graham, and Merce Cunningham are key choreographers of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, whose rhythmic innovations challenged and established norms of energy usage in their socio-cultural contexts, enabling their...
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(P/B) THE DANCE TEACHER'S SURVIVAL GUIDE
(. . .) The book explains how to structure a lesson, set and develop tasks, and gives specific examples of tried and tested things to say and do to get children moving creatively. There are also seven different schemes of work suggested for key stages 1-3. (. . .) (ΑΠΟ ΤΗΝ ΠΑΡΟΥΣΙΑΣΗ ΣΤΟ ΟΠΙΣΘΟΦΥΛΛΟ ΤΟΥ ΒΙΒΛΙΟΥ)...
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(P/B) THE DANCER'S BODY
'The Dancer's Body', providing a wealth of practical and useful information about the dancer's instrument, is written for dance teachers and their students, professional dancers, and practising physicians and physiotherapists. The author, an internationally renowned expert on dance injuries and related medical issues, gives us the benefit of his long years of practical experience in the field. The book is illustrated by more than a hundred line drawings, and is also a valuable anatomical textbook. (From the publisher)...
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(P/B) THE DANCER'S COMPLETE GUIDE TO HEALTH CARE AND A LONG CAREER
A practical guide for starting, maintaining and extending a career in dance, with helpful advice for the beginning or more experienced dancer on everything from diet to the care of injuries to ballet as a business. Written by a former leading dancer and an authority on sports medicine, the book answers questions on every aspect of a dancer's career: How can I keep up my strength while keeping down my weight? Can I have a social life and a full dance schedule? What are the best methods of warming up and cooling down? How can I prevent ...
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(P/B) BODY SPACE IMAGE
A remarkable book about improvisation: a narrative of discovery that sets the mind loose from the rut of everyday perception. From a starting point in movement, improvisation is extended to include groups working together and the physical setting of performance - space, light, sound, objects. Generously illustrated, Body, space, image explores ways of working and ways of thinking about performance that will inspire both the beginner and the experienced artist. (From the publisher)...
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(P/B) RESEARCHING DANCE

THE DANCE EXPERIENCE (P/B)
Using a global approach, this engaging collection of twenty-two original essays considers ballet, modern, jazz, and tap dance, Broadway and movie dance, folk, ethnic, and social dance. Students, professionals, instructors and enthusiasts will learn how to look at dance and how to appreciate dance styles from around the world. (. . .) (ΑΠΟ ΤΗΝ ΠΑΡΟΥΣΙΑΣΗ ΣΤΟ ΟΠΙΣΘΟΦΥΛΛΟ ΤΟΥ ΒΙΒΛΙΟΥ)...
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(P/B) ANATOMY AND KINESIOLOGY FOR BALLET TEACHERS

(P/B) CHARACTER DANCE