BOOKS
Conditioning with Imagery for Dancers
By Donna Krasnow and Jordana Deveau.
Book Cover Illustration by Martin Murphy. Interior Photography by Gary Ray Rush.
Paperback / ISBN 9781550772074 :
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Motor Learning and Control for Dance: Principles and Practices for Performers and Teachers
By Donna Krasnow and Virginia (Ginny) Wilmerding.
Hardcover or Kindle / ISBN 9781450457415 :
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Dancer Wellness
Edited by Virginia (Ginny) Wilmerding and Donna Krasnow.
Kindle / ISBN 9781492580294 :
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Daniel Lewis: A Life in Choreography and the Art of Dance
By Donna H. Krasnow and Daniel E. Lewis.
Paperback or Kindle / ISBN 9781476681917 :
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Order from the Publisher: McFarland Books
VIDEOS
Limón-based Modern Dance Class
Taught by Donna Krasnow.
This dance class taught by Donna Krasnow is free public access on Vimeo. It is an advanced-level modern dance class based on the technique of José Limón. The class is founded on the movement concepts fundamental to the Limón philosophy: weight, fall and rebound, fall and recovery, succession, opposition, isolation, breath, and suspension. Additional elements include the use of rhythm and musicality specific to the Limón tradition, alignment, dynamics, use of space, improvisation, and artistic expression. The first half of the video is floor and center work, and the second half of the video focuses on traveling material. Many thanks to the dancers and musicians who contributed to this video, to Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre for the use of the space, to Dance Collection Danse for the use of the video-recording equipment, and to my course administrator and camera person, Andrea Downie.
Taught by Donna Krasnow.
$25 per Video / $60 for All Three.
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Each video in the series is priced at $25 USD or CDN, or the complete series set may be purchased as a package for $60 USD or CDN. You can purchase a Vimeo Streaming Passcode to the Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced Videos (or all three) or you can order the DVD versions.
The goal of the C-I Training™ video series is to provide a conditioning system for dancers that improves muscular strength and flexibility, aids in injury prevention, and enhances technical skills and aesthetic beauty. For these changes in the body's physique to be beneficial and transfer to dance practice, it is crucial that the brain learns how to "speak" to the muscles so that they are organized in more efficient ways. This is called neuromuscular repatterning, or motor recruitment, and can be achieved through the use of imagery and visualization. A primary focus of this work is to encourage body integration, the complex organization of multiple muscle groups to establish core support and the right amounts of muscle tension to optimize the movement without undue stress. C-I Training™ can be used at any level from the beginner to the most advanced professional dancer.
