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Aerial dance : A guide to dance with rope and harness / Jenefer Davies

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: "A Focal Press Book"--Cover | "A Focal Press Book"--CoverPublication details: New York, NY : Routledge, 2018.Description: xiii, 177 pages : Illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781138698994
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • GV1783 D83
Contents:
What is aerial dance? -- The rig -- Floor barre : the warm up -- Wall barre : coordination and balance -- Center floor : turns and inverting -- Across the floor : motion and agility -- Phrases : traveling through space -- Cool down -- Post-class -- Wellness -- Caring for your students -- Other essentials -- The performance -- Philosophies and advice -- Appendix A : Safety test -- Appendix B : Equipment vocabulary -- Appendix C : Terminology.
Abstract: Aerial Dance: A Guide to Dance with Rope and Harness provides an introduction for the beginning aerialist. It covers rigging, equipment, advice on optimal conditioning, and a step-by-step guide to technique, including anatomical references, space and time considerations, and elements of force when working with and against gravity. Specific movements and choreography are framed anatomically and together reflect the pattern and order of an aerial technique class. Challenges inherent to this type of dancing are discussed, as well as wellness instruction and methods of altering these techniques for intermediate and advanced dancing. A companion website hosts video that corresponds with the technique and phrasing in the book."--Provided by publisher.
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Books Books Philippine Christian University Manila MAED Graduate School GSMAED GV 1783 D83 2018 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 52221
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Includes index.

What is aerial dance? --
The rig --
Floor barre : the warm up --
Wall barre : coordination and balance --
Center floor : turns and inverting --
Across the floor : motion and agility --
Phrases : traveling through space --
Cool down --
Post-class --
Wellness --
Caring for your students --
Other essentials --
The performance --
Philosophies and advice --
Appendix A : Safety test --
Appendix B : Equipment vocabulary --
Appendix C : Terminology.

Aerial Dance: A Guide to Dance with Rope and Harness provides an introduction for the beginning aerialist. It covers rigging, equipment, advice on optimal conditioning, and a step-by-step guide to technique, including anatomical references, space and time considerations, and elements of force when working with and against gravity. Specific movements and choreography are framed anatomically and together reflect the pattern and order of an aerial technique class. Challenges inherent to this type of dancing are discussed, as well as wellness instruction and methods of altering these techniques for intermediate and advanced dancing. A companion website hosts video that corresponds with the technique and phrasing in the book."--Provided by publisher.

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