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  • Dynamic Alignment Through Imagery

    by Eric Franklin ...
    Eric Franklin’s classic reference is back in a new full-color edition, complete with new material and exercises for instructors to use with their dancers, other performing artists, athletes, and classes.In Dynamic Alignment Through Imagery, Third Edition, Franklin—an internationally renowned teacher, dancer, and choreographer who has been sharing his imagery techniques for more than 35 years ... Read more

    $75.99 NZD

  • Applied Anatomy of Aerial Arts

    An Illustrated Guide to Strength, Flexibility, Training, and Injury Prevention

    by Emily Scherb ...
    An illustrated guide to anatomy and biomechanics for aerialists who want to optimize their performance and train safelySpecifically designed for aerialists—including those who do trapeze, silks, and other aerial arts— Applied Anatomy of Aerial Arts is an invaluable resource for those who want to optimize their performance and train safely.Using a biomechanical and movement-based approach, Emily ... Read more

    $34.49 NZD

  • The Ballet Companion

    A Dancer's Guide to the Technique, Traditions, and Joys of Ballet

    A New Classic for Today's DancerThe Ballet Companion is a fresh, comprehensive, and thoroughly up-to-date reference book for the dancer. With 150 stunning photographs of ballet stars Maria Riccetto and Benjamin Millepied demonstrating perfect execution of positions and steps, this elegant volume brims with everything today's dance student needs, including:Practical advice for getting started, such ... Read more

    $39.96 NZD

  • Ballroom Dancing

    by Alex Moore ...
    This early work on dancing is a fascinating read for any dance enthusiast. Extensively illustrated with 72 diagrams and photographs to complement comprehensive step-by-step guides to a variety of dance steps. Contents Include: The Quickstep, The Waltz, The Foxtrot, The Tango, Popular Dances, Old Time Dances, Ballroom Novelty Dances and Games, and The Practical Side of Teaching. Many of the ... Read more

    $16.99 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Dance Cultures Around the World

    Written by a diverse group of authors from across the globe, Dance Cultures Around the World offers students a rich and in-depth look at 25 different cultures of dance. Through a dynamic collaboration with the chapter authors, editors Lynn E. Frederiksen and Shih-Ming Li Chang have carefully created a unique multimedia resource that includes vetted links to dance videos, images, and other ... Read more

    $155.99 NZD

  • Periodization

    A Framework for Dance Training

    The training of elite dancers has not changed in the last 60 years; it is often only those that have survived the training that go on to have a career, not necessarily the most talented. It is time to challenge and change how we train tomorrow's professional dancers. This book brings you the reasons why and all tools to implement change.10 years ago, Matthew Wyon and Gaby Allard introduced a new ... Read more

    $44.99 NZD

  • The Encyclopedia of World Folk Dance

    While there are books about folk dances from individual countries or regions, there isn’t a single comprehensive book on folk dances across the globe. This illustrated compendium offers the student, teacher, choreographer, historian, media critic, ethnographer, and general reader an overview of the evolution and social and religious significance of folk dance.The Encyclopedia of World Folk Dance ... Read more

    $187.99 NZD

  • EgriBiancoDanza

    Percorsi Coreografici 2013/2018

    Series Book 3 - Coreografi Contemporanei
    Questo volume ripercorre il lavoro della compagnia EgriBiancoDanza nel periodo compreso tra il 2013 e il 2018, anni decisivi per la definizione della poetica coreografica di Raphael Bianco. Attraverso l’analisi delle principali creazioni – da Persona a Nowhere? da Orlando a Faust , èassando per Showcase – il testo indaga il corpo come spazio di pensiero, relazione e coscienza, mettendo in luce il ... Read more

    $15.49 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Grace in Motion: The Evolution of Ballet

    by M.Y.Sard ...
    Grace in Motion is a sweeping, lyrical journey through the history of ballet—from its origins in Renaissance courts to the global stages of the 21st century. With narrative elegance and scholarly depth, M.Y. Sard traces ballet's evolution across centuries, continents, and cultures.Meet the kings who danced to legitimize their power, the ballerinas who defied gravity and convention, and the ... Read more

    $11.99 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Dancing for Fun

    Group Dancing for All Ages Book Two

    Dancing is part of being human. Our earliest ancestors moved their bodies to the accompaniment of rhythms and chants. This urge to move, together with sounds or music, is part of our human nature. Dancing for Fun, the second in the series, presents dances in which you can express your deepest feelings together with musicalone or with a group of any size.Author Mark L. Greathouse, in collaboration ... Read more

    $6.99 NZD

  • Dance Words

    Edited by Valerie Preston-Dunlop ...
    Series series Choreography and Dance Studies Series
    In her unique collection of the verbal language of dance practitioners and researchers, Valerie Preston-Dunlop presents a comprehensive view of people in dance: what they do, their movement, their sound, and the space in which they work - from the standpoint of the performers, choreographers, audiences, administrators, and teachers. The words and phrases of their technical and vernacular languages ... Read more

    $109.74 NZD

  • Dancing Motherhood

    by Ali Duffy ...
    Series series Routledge Series in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Theatre and Performance
    Dancing Motherhood explores how unique factors about the dance profession impact pregnant women and mothers working in it.Ali Duffy introduces the book by laying a foundation of social and cultural histories and systemic structures and power that shape the issues mothers in dance negotiate today. This book then reveals perspectives from mothers in dance working in areas such as performance, ... Read more

    $107.99 NZD

  • Kazuo e Yoshito Ohno

    by Emidio Luisi ...
    Abordando nascimento, morte, sexualidade e inconsciente, o butô compreende e transmite o percurso íntimo do artista em busca dele mesmo em meio às transformações ao seu redor. É como uma experiência de vida, sem tempo fixo para se esgotar, e que, em cena, Kazuo Ohno conseguia elevar a uma dimensão sublime e universal. Emidio Luisi conseguiu registrar essa profundidade ao iniciar um diálogo entre ... Read more

    $13.99 NZD

  • Ballroom Dancing Techniques - The One Step

    by Anon ...
    This vintage book is a concise guide to learning the ballroom dancing technique called “the one step”. With simple, step-by-step instructions and many useful diagrams and photographs, this volume is ideal for beginners with an interest in learning ballroom dancing. Contents include: “The Castle Walk”, “The Dip”, “The Grape-Vine”, “The One-Step Eight”, “The Square”, “The Murray Anderson Turn”, “A ... Read more

    $11.99 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Estructura de una Coreografía en Flamenco

    Como en cualquier otra disciplina de baile, en el flamenco una coreografía se compone de varias partes que son bien diferenciables e indispensables para un resultado óptimo. Estos son los que vamos a aprender y analizar paso a paso. También analizaremos algunas actuaciones cargadas en la red para tener una muestra visual. Si eres un fanático del flamenco o un bailarín profesional, debes leer este ... Read more

    $8.99 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Contemporary Dance Lighting

    The Poetry and the Nitty-Gritty

    Contemporary Dance Lighting: The Poetry and the Nitty-Gritty dynamically guides students toward aesthetically, creatively, and skillfully becoming lighting designers for dance in the 21st century.The book is organized in three parts, covering everything from the aesthetic considerations of lighting for dance to the tools and technology designers use to create compelling artistry. Part I, ... Read more

    $109.99 NZD

  • Kinetic Atmospheres

    Performance and Immersion

    This book offers a sustained and deeply experiential pragmatic study of performance environments, here defined at unstable, emerging, and multisensational atmospheres, open to interactions and travels in augmented virtualities. Birringer’s writings challenge common assumptions about embodiment and the digital, exploring and refining artistic research into physical movement behavior, gesture, ... Read more

    $113.66 NZD

  • The Intimate Act Of Choreography

    Finally, a comprehensive book that covers all aspects of choreography from the most fundamental techniques to highly sophisticated artistic concerns. The Intimate Act of Choreography presents the what and how of choreography in a workable format that begins with basics - time, space, force - and moves on to the more complex issues faced by the intermediate and advanced choreographer - form, style, ... Read more

    $99.35 NZD

  • Dancing with Cats

    "Marvelously silly photographs . . . in addition to those hilarious images, [there is] much helpful instruction for aspiring dancers with cats." — The New York TimesDiscover the mystery and magic of cat dancing with this cult classic, filled with scores of delightful and inspiring photographs of people and cats engaging in their favorite dance routines, as well as moving testimonies of the ... Read more

    $14.48 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Dance and Ethics

    Moving Towards a More Humane Dance Culture

    Dance and Ethics: Moving Towards a More Humane Culture is an introductory study of ethical issues as applied to the history and field of Western theatrical dance. It is the first sustained work of its kind, inspired by the belief that there are serious issues to be illuminated by examining dance in relation to ethics and to the changing values in the dance world itself, especially as faced by ... Read more

    $44.99 NZD

  • Movement for Actors (Second Edition)

    In this updated rich resource for actors, renowned movement teachers and directors reveal the physical skills needed for the stage and the screen. Readers will gain remarkable insights into the physical skills and techniques used in a wide variety of performance styles through ready-to-use exercises and approaches. Included in this new edition are chapters covering:Stage combatYoga for ... Read more

    $27.40 NZD

  • Ballroom Etiquette - For Ladies And Gentlemen

    Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. ... Read more

    $11.99 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Always More Than One

    Individuation's Dance

    by Erin Manning ...
    In Always More Than One, the philosopher, visual artist, and dancer Erin Manning explores the concept of the "more than human" in the context of movement, perception, and experience. Working from Whitehead's process philosophy and Simondon's theory of individuation, she extends the concepts of movement and relation developed in her earlier work toward the notion of "choreographic thinking." Here, ... Read more

    $45.99 NZD

  • Ensino de dança hoje

    textos e contextos

    Na LDB no 9394/96, a Arte é reconhecida como disciplina escolar obrigatória no currículo. Nos Parâmetros Curriculares Nacionais, a Arte é uma das áreas curriculares e a dança é indicada como linguagem artística diferenciada a ser trabalhada pelas escolas. Agora, a atarefados educadores artísticos é colocar essas conquistas em prática, nas escolas, de maneira crítica, fundamentada e significativa. ... Read more

    $14.99 NZD