The natural body in somatics dance training:

From its beginnings as an alternative and dissident form of dance training in the 1960s, somatics emerged at the end of the 20th century as one of the most popular and widespread regimens used to educate dancers. It is now found in dance curricula worldwide, helping to shape the look and sensibiliti...

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Main Author: George, Doran 1969-2017 (Author)
Other Authors: Foster, Susan Leigh 1949- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Oxford University Press 2020
Series:Oxford scholarship online
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Online Access:BSB01
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Summary:From its beginnings as an alternative and dissident form of dance training in the 1960s, somatics emerged at the end of the 20th century as one of the most popular and widespread regimens used to educate dancers. It is now found in dance curricula worldwide, helping to shape the look and sensibilities of both dancers and choreographers and thereby influencing much of the dance we see onstage worldwide. Examining somatics in detail and analysing how and what it teaches in the dance studio, this text considers how dancers discover and assimilate new ways of moving and also larger cultural values associated with those movements
Item Description:Also issued in print: 2020. - Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (248 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:9780197538777
DOI:10.1093/oso/9780197538739.001.0001

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