Dance Anatomy Author: Jacqui Haas | Language: English | ISBN:
B003NHRWA8 | Format: EPUB
Dance Anatomy Description
Powerful, expressive, and compelling! Now you can see what it takes to be a stronger, more elegant dancer. Featuring over 200 full-color illustrations, Dance Anatomy visually depicts the unique relationship between muscle development and aesthetic movement as never before.
Dance Anatomy features 82 of the most effective dance, movement, and performance exercises, each designed to promote perfect alignment, improved placement, proper breathing, and prevention of common injuries. In stunning detail, the accompanying illustration captures the dancer in motion and highlights the active muscles associated with each movement.
You’ll learn how to modify exercises to target specific areas to enhance flexibility and reduce muscle tension. You’ll also learn to put it all together to personalize a program based on your style of dance, level of expertise, and individual needs and goals.
Whether you seek to optimize performance, add a new movement to your repertoire, or minimize muscle fatigue, stress, and injury, Dance Anatomy is your perfect partner.
- File Size: 5250 KB
- Print Length: 208 pages
- Publisher: Human Kinetics; 1 edition (March 12, 2010)
- Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
- Language: English
- ASIN: B003NHRWA8
- Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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When I found out that Jacqui Haas was writing this book, I was so excited that I convinced my Human Kinetics rep to give me a PDF copy because the book hadn't been published yet. Upon reviewing it, I immediately adopted it as the text for my undergraduate course in Dance Kinesiology. Our university got some of the first ones off the press.
I wanted to change textbooks for my course because students needed something more accessible and practical. This book is definitely it. I actually altered how I teach my course in order to incorporate the various exercises that Jacqui offers. In addition, I teach under the quarter system (rather than the semester system), so I have a very limited amount of time to communicate a lot of information. "Dance Anatomy" has been extremely helpful in helping me set a more achievable framework for this.
For an undergraduate, science-based class like Dance Kinesiology, I prefer some extra anatomy content. I can easily add this into my teaching sessions from the outstanding foundation Jacqui lays in "Dance Anatomy." My students have gladly received the book, and are encouraged by its straightforward, readable approach.
As a scientist working with artists, I find that this text is ideal for my artistic students, many of whom are new to grappling with science. As is typical of Human Kinetics' books, the illustrations in "Dance Anatomy" are outstanding, and this helps students visualize the anatomy that makes them move. The book celebrates both the amazing design of the human body and the equally amazing ability of the body's anatomy to bring forth the beauty and athletic artistry of dance. While appropriate for a wide audience, the book will be especially useful for dancers from high school age upward, dance teachers, and instructors of undergraduate Dance Kinesiology classes.
Jeff Russell
Assistant Professor of Dance Science
University of California, Irvine
By J. Russell
I have been dancing for 17 years, and have always loved anatomy, and this is one of the few books that truly combines my two passions. As a physical therapy veteran (have been in and out of PT since a young age) and a physical therapy student, this book is a great guide for dancers, their teachers, and their physical therapists. Many of the exercises in this book I have done in PT sessions, and they have helped me improve not only my strength but my technique. The author does a great job of not only explaining complex anatomy of the movements, but also relating it to various dance forms that makes it interesting and relevant to the reader. A phenomenal book for any serious dancers, and anyone who teaches or treats them.
By Katherine
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