Olsen, Andrea.
Middletown, Connecticut : Wesleyan University Press, [2014];©2014
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Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-254) and indexes.
- Basic concepts: dance is both universal and highly personal — Attitudes: people have complex views about the dancing body — Flow: flow is our oceanic heritage — Fire: sometimes we need fire — Getting started: you can only dance where you are — Training and technique: we train for the unknown — Embracing mystery: dancing involves surrender — Looking back, moving forward: dance history comes in several forms — Improvising: improvising can be experienced on a continuum — Composing: composition is arranging — Choreographing: choreography involves the why of a thing — Visceral movement: how do you know whether you’re moving or still? — Rehearsing: the most stunning dancing happens in rehearsals — Sound and music: ears are always open — Space and place: space shapes the body, and the body shapes space — Endings: don’t abandon your ending — Words and feedback: language shapes a way of thinking — Touch and partnering: touch and partnering involve a yield toward center — Vision: vision links past with future and communicates the present — Breath and voice: breath affects the phrasing and timing of movement and vocalization — Textures, fabrics, and costumes: costumes are experienced as part of the body — Dancing with light: light makes things happen — From studio to stage: performance week is a time to focus — Performing: performance invokes transformation — Healthy dancing: the nervous system governs our actions and reactions — Healing dancing: dancing and dance making create agency — Teaching dancing: teaching is learning — Dance and yoga: dance and yoga are longtime partners — Nature and creativity: body is Earth — Concerning the spiritual: dance is embodied spirit — Personal project: create your own chapter.
Subjects:
- Dance — History.
- Dance — Psychological aspects.
- Somesthesia.
- Senses and sensation.
- History. fast (OCoLC)fst01411628
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