The art and science of ballet dancing and teaching : integrating mind, brain and body
- Responsibility
- Janet Karin.
- Publication
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2024.
- Copyright notice
- ©2024
- Physical description
- 1 online resource (viii, 125 pages) : illustrations
Description
Creators/Contributors
- Author/Creator
- Karin, Janet, author.
- Contributor
- Taylor & Francis
Contents/Summary
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
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- Introduction
- Part 1. Unveiling dancers' artistry. Performing: A transcendent experience
- Breath, movement, emotion and music
- Expressivity, harmony, creativity and artistry
- Technique, training and changes in dancers' brains
- Dealing with challenges
- Part 2. The magical motor system. The science behind the scenes
- Pathways to new skills
- Part 3. The art of training dancers. Our role as ballet teachers
- Skills in cueing and feedback
- Discovering technique
- The speaking body
- Discovering the dancer inside
- Afterword.
Subjects
- Subjects
- Ballet > Study and teaching.
Bibliographic information
- Publication date
- 2024
- Copyright date
- 2024
- Reproduction
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Note
- Janet Karin O.A.M. has been Principal Dancer with The Australian Ballet, then a ballet teacher, dance educator, somatic educator, writer and dance science researcher. She has served as President of the International Association for Dance Medicine &Science and has presented numerous papers at international dance science conferences. Her collaboration with five universities has resulted in thirteen published research papers. Janet is now writing freelance and mentoring doctoral students.
- ISBN
- 9781003395188 electronic book
- 100339518X electronic book
- 9781000915686 electronic book
- 1000915689 electronic book
- 9781000915693 electronic book
- 1000915697 electronic book
- 9781032497211 hardcover
- 1032497211 hardcover
- 9781032497204 paperback
- DOI
- 10.4324/9781003395188
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