Laws, Kenneth, <br/><br/>
Physics and the art of dance :  understanding movement / 
 Understanding movement 
Kenneth Laws with Arleen Sugano ; photographs by Martha Swope & Gene Schiavone. 
 - Second edition. 
 - xxi, 263 pages :  illustrations ;  25 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> Introduction --  Balance --  Motions Without Turns --  Pirouettes --  Turns in the Air --  The Pas de Deux --  The Mechanics of Partnered Turns --  The Mechanics of Lifts --  The Effects of Body Size --  A Step into the Future --  Linear Mechanics and Newton's Laws --  Rotational Mechanics --  Anatomical Data for Dancers --  Rotational Inertia for Some Body Configurations --  Acceleration Away from Balance --  Off-Balance (Pirouettes) --  (Arabesque) Turn Analysis --  Quantitative Analysis of the (Grande Pirouette) --  Quantitative Analysis of the (Fouette) Turn --  Quantitative Analysis of the Supported (Fouette) Turn --  Lean, Don't Slip --  Biomechanical Forces in a Dancer's Body.  1.  2.  3.  4.  5.  6.  7.  8.  9.  10.  Appendix A.  Appendix B.  Appendix C.  Appendix D.  Appendix E.  Appendix F.  Appendix G.  Appendix H.  Appendix I.  Appendix J.  Appendix K.  Appendix L. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0195341015 9780195341010 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008022058 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Dance<br/>Ballet dancing.<br/>Human mechanics
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QP310.D35  / L388 2008 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>612.044