TY - BOOK AU - Bernasconi,Jayne C. AU - Smith,Nancy E. TI - Aerial dance SN - 0736073965 AV - GV1783 .B455 2008 U1 - 792.8 22 PY - 2008///] CY - Champaign, IL PB - Human Kinetics KW - Modern dance KW - History N1 - Accompanied by: 1 videodisc (DVD); Includes bibliographical references (page 135) and index; Introduction --; Part I; Taking Off: From the Ground to the Air --; 1; 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 --; 2; 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 --; 3; 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 --; Part II; From an Aerial View --; 4; 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 --; 5; 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 --; 6; 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 --; Part III; Flying Safely --; 7; 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 --; 8; 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 ER -