Anatomy and ballet : a handbook for teachers of ballet / by Celia Sparger ; foreword by S.L. Higgs ; introduction by Dame Ninette de Valois.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Adam and Charles Black, 1949Description: 77 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 0878300066
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 20 792.806117 SPA
LOC classification:
  • QM100 .S65 1971
Contents:
Ch I. Introduction -- Ch II. The Spine -- Ch III. Thorax and Shoulder Girdle -- Ch IV. Pelvis and Hip Joint -- Ch V. Movements of Spine and Hips -- Ch VI. The Knee Joint -- Ch VII. The Foot -- Ch VIII. Ligaments of the Foot and Ankle Joint -- Ch IX. Movements of the Foot and Ankle Joint -- Ch X. The Foot in Order and Disorder -- Ch XI. Muscles in Posture and "Placing" -- Ch XII. Common Faults -- Ch XIII. Questions and Answers.
Summary: "The need for all teachers and students of ballet to study anatomy is recognised and encouraged by all who are responsible for the maintenance and improvement of ballet training. Hitherto there has been no book on the subject designed specially for dancers. Miss Sparger, a well-known physiotherapist, has a wide knowledge of dancing and of the special needs and problems of the dancer and her advice is constantly in demand by dancers and teachers and the principal dance organisations. The author points out that if ballet movements are performed correctly the correct muscles will be used; anatomy, however, is not merely the study of muscles. Miss Sparger goes deeper, in fact to the skeleton itself and her book provides a simple understanding of the bony structure of the body and the effects upon it of the movements which form the foundations of the dancing of ballet. It is a valuable contribution to books for the dancer, and should be studied by every teacher and serious student." -- Book Jacket
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With 37 X-ray and other photos. and 42 drawings by Eric M. Agnew.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 77).

Ch I. Introduction -- Ch II. The Spine -- Ch III. Thorax and Shoulder Girdle -- Ch IV. Pelvis and Hip Joint -- Ch V. Movements of Spine and Hips -- Ch VI. The Knee Joint -- Ch VII. The Foot -- Ch VIII. Ligaments of the Foot and Ankle Joint -- Ch IX. Movements of the Foot and Ankle Joint -- Ch X. The Foot in Order and Disorder -- Ch XI. Muscles in Posture and "Placing" -- Ch XII. Common Faults -- Ch XIII. Questions and Answers.

"The need for all teachers and students of ballet to study anatomy is recognised and encouraged by all who are responsible for the maintenance and improvement of ballet training. Hitherto there has been no book on the subject designed specially for dancers.
Miss Sparger, a well-known physiotherapist, has a wide knowledge of dancing and of the special needs and problems of the dancer and her advice is constantly in demand by dancers and teachers and the principal dance organisations. The author points out that if ballet movements are performed correctly the correct muscles will be used; anatomy, however, is not merely the study of muscles. Miss Sparger goes deeper, in fact to the skeleton itself and her book provides a simple understanding of the bony structure of the body and the effects upon it of the movements which form the foundations of the dancing of ballet. It is a valuable contribution to books for the dancer, and should be studied by every teacher and serious student." -- Book Jacket

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