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Dance Imagery for Technique and Performance
Dance Imagery for Technique and Performance Author:Eric N. Franklin Whether used alone or as a companion to Dynamic Alignment Through Imagery, which establishes a foundation for the techniques described here, this unique guide shows you how to combine technical expertise with imagery skills to enrich your expressive repertoire. This versatile text and reference provides 583 imagery exercises designed to improve... more » dance technique, artistic expression, and performance. More than 160 illustrations highlight images and exercises you can put to use immediately in your movements and choreography. Part I explores using imagery with improvisation. Youll find 195 exercises centered on the bodys basic movement images. These improvisational exercises will encourage you to explore new inner landscapes to create and communicate different movement qualities. Part II provides 314 imagery exercises you can immediately use to improve technique. The book also provides guidelines for applying imagery within the dance class repetoire: Floorwork movements
Standing, walking, running
Ballet barre exercises
Swings, arches, spirals
Upper-body gestures
Turns and pirouettes
Jumping
Partnering Part III provides imagery tools to enhance or prepare for a performance. Youll learn how to use imagery to convey information about steps and to clarify the intent and content of a movement. In addition, youll find 40 imagery exercises that focus on active imagination and symbolism, the performance environment, and the audience in the creative process. Part IV presents 34 exercises to help restore and regenerate the body through guided imagery used with massage and touch. The book details the ideokinetic constructive rest position and Sweigards nine lines of action. With Dance Imagery for Technique and Performance, youll discover how to use the power of your imagination to enhance performances.« less