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Applied Anatomy of Aerial Arts

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The Thinking Body

Looking at Contemporary Dance

The Dancer's Handbook

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Finger Cymbals:Play Them Correctly

Dancing for Fun

Core Teaching Practices for Dance Education

Danser sa vie (Paris - 2012)

Méthode de création chorégraphique

Ballroom Etiquette - For Ladies And Gentlemen

How to Teach a Belly Dance Fitness Class

La Danse hindoue

Talking Tap

Ballroom Dances - For All

Kazuo e Yoshito Ohno

Danse

Kinetic Atmospheres

The Encyclopedia of World Ballet

Dynamic Alignment Through Imagery