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The Dancer's Handbook

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ENRICH LIFE

Physics and Dance

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The Haumana Hula Handbook for Students of Hawaiian Dance

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La Fisica in punta di piedi

Research in Dance

Danser sa vie (Paris - 2012)

The Intellect Handbook of Dance Education Research

Dancing for Fun

Lighting Dance

Re-Choreographing Cortical & Cartographic Maps

Teaching Ballroom Dancing - The Class Method

Dance Words

British Dance: Black Routes