Dance Anatomy (Greene Haas Jacqui)(Paperback)

Improve dance performance and flexibility with an illustrated guide. Discover the pure power and aesthetic beauty of dance as you perfect your technique with Dance Anatomy, Third Edition. With more than 100 anatomical illustrations in a vibrant new color palette, you will see how specific dance, movement, and performance exercises will help you maintain posture, find more flexibility, breathe appropriately, and reduce the risk of injury that is inherent in executing repetitive movements.Dance Anatomy is a must-have for every dancer. Exercises and movements are depicted in stunning detail, highlighting the engaged muscles, joints,and tendons so you can clearly see the connection between training and performance. Thoroughly updated, this third edition features the following: 21 new exercises to improve strength, mobility, and flexibility 42 new illustrations, including new Dance Focus images that explain how the exercises benefit the dancer in different positions and highlight modern expressions in dance New tables in each exercise chapter that describe the location and action of the muscles highlighted so you can see how the muscles contribute to each movement A more robust chapter on brain health that addresses chronic stress and anxiety to provide you with tools for overcoming stage fright or performance anxietyEight popular dance movements featured in large format, with explanations of how the anatomy works through the movement Each chapter addresses a key principle of mo
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