Allegra Romita (Program Administrator, Program Administrator, NYU S, Nancy Wanich-Romita (Senior Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Towson Unive

Functional Awareness: Anatomy in Action for Dancers

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book introduces the reader to the reflective practice of Functional Awareness . It uses foundational information of anatomy and motor learning to guide the reader toward a deeper understanding of their personal body structure. Each chapter provides essentials in functional anatomy with movement explorations and over 60 beautiful illustrations to buoy the reader through the content.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc
• 2 Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 120
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Mai 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 184mm x 265mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 382g
• ISBN-13: 9780197586815
• ISBN-10: 0197586813
• Artikelnr.: 67158017

Autorenporträt

Allegra Romita (MA, CMA, EdM, RYT) is the Program Administrator and on faculty for the NYU Steinhardt Dance Education program. Allegra is the Artistic Visioning Partner of Sydnie L. Mosley Dances. She received her MA in Dance Education from NYU Steinhardt and EdM in Motor Learning and Control from Teachers College, Columbia University. She is a Certified Movement Analyst. Allegra teaches at Brooklyn Yoga Project and Heatwise Yoga in Brooklyn, NY. Nancy Wanich-Romita (MFA, RSME, M.AmSAT) is Senior Lecturer at Towson University and teaches dance, anatomy, and kinesiology in the Dance Department. She is director of the Alexander Technique Midatlantic Teacher Training Course.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. The Relationship of Habit to Dance Training
2. Dynamic Alignment and the 4Rs
3. Impact of Thinking on Doing
4. Motions of the Trunk and Use of Spiral
5. Core Support
6. The Pelvis and Hip Joint
7. The Knee
8. The Ankle and Foot
9. Walking and Weight Shift
10. Expressivity of Arms
11. Breath
12. Restore Toward Balance
Works Cited
Glossary of Terms in Human Anatomy
Index