Kategoria BISAC: Performing Arts >> Dance - General

A new book of dances is always a delight, and this book is set to inspire the dancer, the caller and the teacher of social dances. There are new dances, well-known dances, and dances that Greig does differently in this book and thus it is an adventure of dance. The calling hints come in very handy for the inexperienced caller. The only up-to-date collection of the best in Scottish dancing.

Essentials of Dance Movement Psychotherapy contributes to the global interest in embodiment approaches to psychotherapy and to the field of dance movement psychotherapy specifically. It includes recent research, innovative theories and case studies of practice providing an inclusive overview of this ever growing field. As well as original UK contributions, offerings from other nations are incorporated, making it more accessible to the dance movement psychotherapy community of practice worldwide.

Helen Payne brings together well-known, experienced global experts along with...

Essentials of Dance Movement Psychotherapy contributes to the global interest in embodiment approaches to psychotherapy and to the field of dance movement psychotherapy specifically. It includes recent research, innovative theories and case studies of practice providing an inclusive overview of this ever growing field. As well as original UK contributions, offerings from other nations are incorporated, making it more accessible to the dance movement psychotherapy community of practice worldwide.

Helen Payne brings together well-known, experienced global experts along with...

Adamant that Ballroom Dancing is for wimps, young Fred Astaire decides to take a beginner's ballroom dancing class to prove he isn't a wimp. He realizes ballroom dancing takes hard work and dedication and many people of all ages, including the Queen of England dance. Ballroom dancing, Fred discovers, is definitely NOT for wimps.

This updated second edition of an essential introduction to community dance practice offers a far-reaching and accessible overview of the industry from eminent practitioners. Packed with case studies, interviews and resources, the text addresses the latest developments and prepares students and practitioners for the realities of employment.

This updated second edition of an essential introduction to community dance practice offers a far-reaching and accessible overview of the industry from eminent practitioners. Packed with case studies, interviews and resources, the text addresses the latest developments and prepares students and practitioners for the realities of employment.

What is dance, as seen from a philosopher's point of view? Why has dance played little part in traditional philosophies of the arts? And why do these philosophies of the arts take the form they do? The distinguished aesthetician Francis Sparshott subjects these questions to a thorough examination that takes into account all forms and aspects of dance, in art and in life, and brings them within the scope of a single discussion. By showing what is involved in deciding whether something is or is not dance, and by displaying the diversity of ways in which dance can be found meaningful, he...

This international collection brings together scientists, scholars, and artist-researchers from four continents to explore the cognition of memory through the performing arts and examine artistic strategies that target cognitive processes of memory and learning. The strongly embodied and highly trained memory systems of performing artists render artistic practice a rich context for understanding how memory is formed, utilized, and adapted through interaction with others and active engagement with tasks, instruments and environments. Using methods of scientific experimentation,...

Hopefully, some of these concerts are as memorable to others as they are to me. Just to jog a memory of good times is a relief. Though not all pictures are as good as others, I hope to remind you that music makes the world go round and a picture really is worth a thousand words.