Aerial dance /
Bernasconi, Jayne C., 1960-
Aerial dance / Jayne C. Bernasconi, Nancy E. Smith. - xviii, 141 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm + 1 videodisc (12 cm)
Accompanied by: 1 videodisc (DVD)
Includes bibliographical references (page 135) and index.
Introduction -- Taking Off: From the Ground to the Air -- Aerial Dance in a Postmodern World: Its Roots and Wings in Modern Dance -- Look Up! Alwin Nikolais -- Aerial Dance Defined -- Blurring Dance and Circus Arts -- Aerial Arts in the Mainstream -- One Last Swing -- Flight Path: The Evolution of Aerial Dance -- West Coast: Motivity -- Look Up! Terry Sendgraff -- East Coast: Multigravitational Aerodance Group -- Progeny: The Diaspora -- One Last Swing -- Air Craft: The Aesthetics of Aerial Dance -- What Puts the Modern in Dance? Look Up! Jo Kreiter -- We Start at the Toes and Evolve to the Arms -- Dance of Swinging and Spinning -- Aesthetic of Effortlessness -- Look Up! Fred Deb -- Enough With Peter Pan! Look Up! Brenda Angiel -- One Last Swing -- From an Aerial View -- Bird's-Eye View: Essays From the Field -- Stephanie Evanitsky -- Terry Sendgraff -- Robert Davidson -- Look Up! Robert Davidson -- Susan Murphy -- Look Up! Susan Murphy -- Nancy Smith -- Amelia Rudolph -- Jo Kreiter -- Brenda Angiel -- Look Up! Brenda Angiel -- Karola Luttringhaus -- Look Up! Karola Luttringhaus -- Jayne Bernasconi -- Look Up! Jayne Bernasconi -- One Last Swing -- Flight Instructions: Approaches to Teaching -- Terry Sendgraff -- Look Up! Terry Sendgraff -- Robert Davidson -- Look Up! Robert Davidson -- Susan Murphy -- Nancy Smith -- Jo Kreiter -- Look Up! Jo Kreiter -- Amelia Rudolph -- Jayne Bernasconi -- Look Up! Jayne Bernasconi -- One Last Swing -- Custom-Designed Flights: Other Applications -- Mixed-Ability Aerial Dancing -- Aerial Yoga -- Look Up!: Jayne Bernasconi -- Aerial Sci-Arts: Physics and the Low-Flying Trapeze -- Kids Who Fly -- One Last Swing -- Flying Safely -- Injury Prevention: Understanding the Anatomy and Physiology of Suspended Movement -- Shoulder Anatomy -- Upright Posture and the Neutral Pelvis -- Core Stability -- Raising the Arms: Which Muscles Should Work? Flexibility Aerial Positioning of the Pelvis: Hollow Body -- One Last Swing -- Rigging for Aerial Dance: Keep It Safe -- Look Up! Nancy Smith -- The Basics -- A Place to Stand -- Frequently Discussed Issues -- How to Tell if Your Rigger Is Qualified (Qualified for What?) Requisite Disclaimer -- One Last Swing Appendix: Aerial Dance Resources. Part I. 1. 2. 3. Part II. 4. 5. 6. Part III. 7. 8.
0736073965 9780736073967
2007047741
Modern dance--History
GV1783 / .B455 2008
792.8
Aerial dance / Jayne C. Bernasconi, Nancy E. Smith. - xviii, 141 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm + 1 videodisc (12 cm)
Accompanied by: 1 videodisc (DVD)
Includes bibliographical references (page 135) and index.
Introduction -- Taking Off: From the Ground to the Air -- Aerial Dance in a Postmodern World: Its Roots and Wings in Modern Dance -- Look Up! Alwin Nikolais -- Aerial Dance Defined -- Blurring Dance and Circus Arts -- Aerial Arts in the Mainstream -- One Last Swing -- Flight Path: The Evolution of Aerial Dance -- West Coast: Motivity -- Look Up! Terry Sendgraff -- East Coast: Multigravitational Aerodance Group -- Progeny: The Diaspora -- One Last Swing -- Air Craft: The Aesthetics of Aerial Dance -- What Puts the Modern in Dance? Look Up! Jo Kreiter -- We Start at the Toes and Evolve to the Arms -- Dance of Swinging and Spinning -- Aesthetic of Effortlessness -- Look Up! Fred Deb -- Enough With Peter Pan! Look Up! Brenda Angiel -- One Last Swing -- From an Aerial View -- Bird's-Eye View: Essays From the Field -- Stephanie Evanitsky -- Terry Sendgraff -- Robert Davidson -- Look Up! Robert Davidson -- Susan Murphy -- Look Up! Susan Murphy -- Nancy Smith -- Amelia Rudolph -- Jo Kreiter -- Brenda Angiel -- Look Up! Brenda Angiel -- Karola Luttringhaus -- Look Up! Karola Luttringhaus -- Jayne Bernasconi -- Look Up! Jayne Bernasconi -- One Last Swing -- Flight Instructions: Approaches to Teaching -- Terry Sendgraff -- Look Up! Terry Sendgraff -- Robert Davidson -- Look Up! Robert Davidson -- Susan Murphy -- Nancy Smith -- Jo Kreiter -- Look Up! Jo Kreiter -- Amelia Rudolph -- Jayne Bernasconi -- Look Up! Jayne Bernasconi -- One Last Swing -- Custom-Designed Flights: Other Applications -- Mixed-Ability Aerial Dancing -- Aerial Yoga -- Look Up!: Jayne Bernasconi -- Aerial Sci-Arts: Physics and the Low-Flying Trapeze -- Kids Who Fly -- One Last Swing -- Flying Safely -- Injury Prevention: Understanding the Anatomy and Physiology of Suspended Movement -- Shoulder Anatomy -- Upright Posture and the Neutral Pelvis -- Core Stability -- Raising the Arms: Which Muscles Should Work? Flexibility Aerial Positioning of the Pelvis: Hollow Body -- One Last Swing -- Rigging for Aerial Dance: Keep It Safe -- Look Up! Nancy Smith -- The Basics -- A Place to Stand -- Frequently Discussed Issues -- How to Tell if Your Rigger Is Qualified (Qualified for What?) Requisite Disclaimer -- One Last Swing Appendix: Aerial Dance Resources. Part I. 1. 2. 3. Part II. 4. 5. 6. Part III. 7. 8.
0736073965 9780736073967
2007047741
Modern dance--History
GV1783 / .B455 2008
792.8