Dance Anatomy

Discover the pure power and aesthetic beauty of dance as you perfect your technique with Dance Anatomy, Third Edition . With more than 100 anatomical illustrations in a vibrant new color palette, you will see how specific dance, movement, and performance exercises will help you maintain posture, find more flexibility, breathe appropriately, and reduce the risk of injury that is inherent in executing repetitive movements. Dance Anatomy is a must-have for every dancer. Exercises and movements are depicted in stunning detail, highlighting the engaged muscles, joints, and tendons so you can clearly see the connection between training and performance. Thoroughly updated, this third edition features the following: 21 new exercises to improve strength, mobility, and flexibility 42 new illustrations, including new Dance Focus images that explain how the exercises benefit the dancer in different positions and highlight modern expressions in dance New tables in each exercise chapter that describe the location and action of the muscles highlighted so you can see how the muscles contribute to each movement A more robust chapter on brain health that addresses chronic stress and anxiety to provide you with tools for overcoming stage fright or performance anxiety Eight popular dance movements featured in large format, with explanations of how the anatomy works through the movement Each chapter addresses a key principle of movement, beginning with the center of the body, where dance begins. You will find exercises to target specific areas—such as shoulders and arms, pelvis, and lower legs—to enhance flexibility and ensure safety. You will also discover more efficient ways of improving your lines and technique by implementing a supplementary conditioning program that considers your changing cycles of classes, practices, and rest times. Dance Anatomy will help you master the impeccable balance, intense muscular control, and grace to prepare you for your next leading role! Title Page Copyright Page Half Title Page Contents Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1: The Dancer in Motion Chapter 2: Brain Health Chapter 3: Injury Awareness Chapter 4: Spine Chapter 5: Ribs and Breath Chapter 6: Core Chapter 7: Shoulders and Arms Chapter 8: Pelvis and Hips Chapter 9: Legs Chapter 10: Ankles and Feet Chapter 11: Whole-Body Training for Dancers Exercise Finder Dance Movements Arabesque Breathing Plié Cambré Derrière Cambré Side Développé En Bas Through First and Into Fifth Forced Arch Relevé Passé Spine Bridge Head Neutral Hip Flexor Isometrics Hip Flexor Neutral Ischial Squeeze Leg Glide Rotated Leg Glide Locating Neutral Quadruped Multifidus Multifidus Pointer Trunk Curl Isometrics Ribs and Breath Breathing Sauté Breathing With Port de Bras Breathing With Side Bend Kneeling Spine Extension Trunk Extension Lateral Breathing Lateral Breathing With Resistance Core Abdominal Bracing Abdominal Stretch Bear to Plank Functional Obliques in Second Position Functional Trunk Twist Lunge Challenge Modified Swan Modified Swan on Ball Reverse Lift Side Plank on Ball Side Plank With Passé Trunk Curl Marching Shoulders and Arms Biceps and Triceps Balance External and Internal Rotation External Rotation at 90/90 Overhead Lift With Resistance Plank to Star Port de Bras Port De Bras on Ball Reverse Plank Advanced Reverse Plank Rowing Rowing Plank V’s V’s With Reverse Lunge Wall Press Plank Plus Pelvis and Hips Hip Flexor Stretch Tensor Fasciae Latae Stretch Arabesque Prep Resisted Arabesque Side-Lying Passé Press Standing Passé Press Prone Plié Heel Squeeze Prone Passé Side-Lying Quadratus Femoris Rotation Standing Hip Flexor Lift Bridge With Resistance Standing Inner-Thigh Press Weighted Coupé Turn-In Advanced Weighted Coupé Turn-In Legs Assisted Attitude Devant Assisted Développé Descending Battement Kneeling Hamstring Curl Hovering Plié Side Scissor Supported Hamstring Lift Resisted Dégagé Wall Sit Ankles and Feet Ankle Dorsiflexion Heel Walks Big-Toe Abduction Doming Doming With Resistance Elevé With Ball Over the Edge Eccentrics With Ball Over the Edge Elevé With Resistance Fascia Stretch Inversion Press Resisted Inversion Seated Soleus Pump Resistance Band Pump Toe Press Winging Whole-Body Training for Dancers Airplane Balance Développé Balance Bounding Attitude on Disc Bridge With Feet on Roller Diagonal Twist Hamstring Static Stretch Dynamic Thigh-to-Chest Stretch Dynamic Devant Stretch High Kick With Resistance Lateral Leg Lift Plank and Pike Plyometrics Advanced Plyometric Training Wall Plié Weighted Side-Bend References About the Author Back Page Ad Blank Page