Dance Exercise

Discover the transformative power of somatics in dance with "Luminous Dance: Cultivating Presence and Connection Through Movement." This groundbreaking book delves into the dynamic world of somatics, offering dancers a holistic approach to enhance their mindfulness, bodily awareness, and expressive capabilities."Luminous Dance" guides readers through the principles and practices of somatics, emphasizing the importance of internal experiences over external performance. By integrating somatic techniques into your dance routine, you will unlock new levels of self-awareness, emotional ...

Do you suffer from the stresses and anxieties of modern life? Do you yearn for that place where you can relax your mind and find the peace you need? Is that peaceful place somewhere you have always thought was hard to find? We all need to find a peaceful place sometimes. We all need some space to readjust and to bring our emotions, thoughts and feelings under control. Often, many of us find it almost impossible to take our minds off the problems we are faced with. But there is a solution that is simpler than you may have imagined. The Peaceful Place: The AMAZINGLY Simple Guide To Finding ...

Somatic educator and writer Liz Koch has spent decades studying the principles of Core Awareness—a body-based approach to movement that utilizes attention to inner sensation as the key to increasing strength, gaining flexibility, preventing injury, and improving resilience. In this book, she shares her vast knowledge of Core Awareness with listeners, providing movements, stretches, and mindfulness explorations that she developed herself.

The fields of sports and fitness are presently dominated by injury and chronic pain. For decades, former ballerina and New York Times bestselling author of Aging Backwards, Miranda Esmonde-White, has been developing a solution to the chronic pain produced by a lifetime of injuries and ageing, leaving her as spry later in life as most of us would dream to be in our twenties. Now she offers a blueprint for using her revolutionary range-of-motion-strengthening technique in your own home.

The celebrated ballerina and role model Misty Copeland shares the secrets of how to reshape your body and achieve a lean, strong physique and glowing health.

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African Dance with Passion is a vibrant introduction to African Dances from all over the continent. This book breaks down the various dance techniques, educates you about the cultures that created the dances, and explains the meanings behind them. You will learn the detailed choreography of 10 different dances and become familiar with the elements, such as the use of a live drummer, that make African dance authentic and unique. This book helps prepare your mind and body for the dancing and introduces foundational techniques. It provides a template for dances that can be taught in classes ...

Dancing with Gravity is about the secret of Cornu Tension. Cornu Tension is a theory in bio-mechanics of Michael Miller's. The theory is simple: oppositional rotation between axes creates two things you can feel, a sense of alignment and of being lighter on your feet because you know how to engage your muscles more efficiently.

Ready for your first pair of pointe shoes? Whether you're a young dancer or an adult beginner, this guide helps you build the strength, knowledge, and confidence needed to transition to pointe work safely—and successfully. Written by experienced ballet instructor Dawn C Crouch, Pointe Work – Ten Reasons Why and When offers expert advice and insider tips to prepare both body and mind for ballet’s signature skill. Train wisely. Strengthen intentionally. Rise with purpose. Inside You’ll Learn: ✔️ How to recognize when you're ready for pointe ✔️ Daily foot and ankle conditioning...

Somos cada vez más sedentarios y nuestro movimiento es cada vez más pobre; necesitamos movernos más y de forma más variada. ¿Cómo? Asociamos movimiento con ejercicio, y ejercicio con deporte y gimnasios o running. Sin embargo, el movimiento es mucho más que eso. ¿Cuánto hace que no das un salto, que no te arrastras, que no te cuelgas y dejas caer, que no mantienes el equilibrio sobre una sola pierna? Este libro te ayudará a reconectar con tu necesidad de movimiento y a disfrutar con ello.

Somos cada vez más sedentarios y nuestro movimiento es cada vez más pobre; necesitamos movernos más y de forma más variada. ¿Cómo? Asociamos movimiento con ejercicio, y ejercicio con deporte y gimnasios o running. Sin embargo, el movimiento es mucho más que eso. ¿Cuánto hace que no das un salto, que no te arrastras, que no te cuelgas y dejas caer, que no mantienes el equilibrio sobre una sola pierna? Este libro te ayudará a reconectar con tu necesidad de movimiento y a disfrutar con ello.