Conditioning with Imagery for Dancers is an invaluable resource for dancers and dance educators. The book includes detailed descriptions of the purpose, form, and rhythm of more than eighty exercises, fully illustrated with step-by-step photographs. Each exercise is also supported by accompanying imagery to assist dancers as they work through the program.

The book also provides notes for teachers, suggestions for transferring material to standing and moving through space, balancing exercises, and other supporting material.

180 pages, paper
ISBN 978-1-55077-207-4
November 2010
$36.95 CDN / US

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Donna Krasnow is a professor in the Department of Dance at York University in Toronto, Canada, and has been an invited guest at many colleges, universities, and professional training institutions including Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne, Australia, Arts Umbrella in Vancouver, and California State University, Northridge. She was the founding Artistic Director of Möbius Dance Company in San Francisco, California, and has performed and taught extensively in the United States, Canada, Australia, and Japan. Jordana Deveau is the associate artistic director of the Canadian Children’s Dance Theatre, under Artistic Director Deborah Lundmark. Jordana is a dancer, educator, rehearsal director, and outreach workshop facilitator. In collaboration with Jesse Dell, she is co-artistic director of JD Dance, a contemporary dance company committed to creating and presenting socially conscious work that communicates to a broad audience.
	Donna Krasnow (Left) & Jordana Deveau (Right), Headshots by Gary Ray Rush

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section 1. Introduction Overview of Book Contents How to Use this Book Principles of Conditioning and Useful Terminology Principles of C-I Training Additional Elements Imagery Balanced Muscle Function Transfer of Training Section 2. C-I Training - The Method Part 1. Fundamental Principles and Warm-Up Part 2. Legwork and Core Support Part 3. Flexibility Series Part 4. Développé and Rond de Jambe Series Part 5. Developing Turnout Part 6. On Extension Part 7. Final Strength and Stretch Section 3. Appendices Postural Problems and Muscle Imbalances Skeletal and Muscular System Diagrams Appendix of Terminology Bibliography

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Headshots & Interior Photography by Gary Ray Rush

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