Harnessing the wind : the art of teaching modern dance / Jan Erkert.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, ©2003.Description: xix, 211 p. : ill. ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 0736044876
  • 9780736044875
Other title:
  • Art of teaching modern dance
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 21 792.8071 ERK
LOC classification:
  • GV1783 .E75 2003
Contents:
Part I Philosophy : Ch. 1 Dancing roots: technique -- Ch. 2 Flying souls: artistry -- Part II Class Preparation : Ch. 3 Sculpting dreams: goals -- Ch. 4 Centering minds: rituals -- Ch. 5 Gathering power: conditioning -- Ch. 6 Shaping phrases: dancing -- Ch. 7 Weaving light: sequencing -- Part III Class Presentation : Ch. 8 Time flowing: pacing -- Ch. 9 Body listening: corrections -- Ch. 10 Space moving: images -- Ch. 11 Silence sounding : accompanists -- Part IV Professional Concerns : Ch. 12 Energy talking : communication -- Ch. 13 Excellence training: health -- Ch. 14 Youth spinning: vitality.
Summary: "Harnessing the Wind also covers essential presentation issues such as pacing, making good corrections, building images to enhance movement learning, and collaborating successfully with musicians. It also addresses important professional considerations, such as how to objectively analyze and critique a very subjective subject - the body - and how to maintain a healthy body, mind, and spirit."--Jacket.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-207).

Part I Philosophy : Ch. 1 Dancing roots: technique -- Ch. 2 Flying souls: artistry -- Part II Class Preparation : Ch. 3 Sculpting dreams: goals -- Ch. 4 Centering minds: rituals -- Ch. 5 Gathering power: conditioning -- Ch. 6 Shaping phrases: dancing -- Ch. 7 Weaving light: sequencing -- Part III Class Presentation : Ch. 8 Time flowing: pacing -- Ch. 9 Body listening: corrections -- Ch. 10 Space moving: images -- Ch. 11 Silence sounding : accompanists -- Part IV Professional Concerns : Ch. 12 Energy talking : communication -- Ch. 13 Excellence training: health -- Ch. 14 Youth spinning: vitality.

"Harnessing the Wind also covers essential presentation issues such as pacing, making good corrections, building images to enhance movement learning, and collaborating successfully with musicians. It also addresses important professional considerations, such as how to objectively analyze and critique a very subjective subject - the body - and how to maintain a healthy body, mind, and spirit."--Jacket.

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