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  • Applied Anatomy of Aerial Arts

    An Illustrated Guide to Strength, Flexibility, Training, and Injury Prevention

    by Emily Scherb ...
    An illustrated guide to anatomy and biomechanics for aerialists who want to optimize their performance and train safelySpecifically designed for aerialists—including those who do trapeze, silks, and other aerial arts— Applied Anatomy of Aerial Arts is an invaluable resource for those who want to optimize their performance and train safely.Using a biomechanical and movement-based approach, Emily ... Read more

    ₹1,038.27

  • Dancing for Fun

    Group Dancing for All Ages Book Two

    by Mark L. Greathouse ...
    Dancing is part of being human. Our earliest ancestors moved their bodies to the accompaniment of rhythms and chants. This urge to move, together with sounds or music, is part of our human nature. Dancing for Fun, the second in the series, presents dances in which you can express your deepest feelings together with musicalone or with a group of any size.Author Mark L. Greathouse, in collaboration ... Read more

    ₹246.59

  • Academic Approach to Arabic Dance

    For Belly Dancers Who Want to Teach!

    by Morwenna Assaf ...
    Series series Pre-Session
    Middle Eastern Dance also sometimes called Arabic Style/Belly-Danceis a misunderstood for of dance that derervesthe respect, and recognitionequal to that givenother etnic and classicaldance forms. This book is aimedat the instructorsof the danceof the dance as we hopeare educated and knowledgeable enough. It is for those who feel they are ready to teach too. Morwenna is committed to the education ... Read more

    ₹445.54

  • ARTIST

    Awakening the Spirit Within

    by Jocelyn Jones ...
    Jocelyn Jones is one of Hollywood's most prized secret weapons. A legendary acting teacher, coach, and artistic advisor to the stars, she has served as a confidential Creative Consultant on some of the highest-grossing pictures of all time.Now, she shares her personal journey-and the secrets behind her unique methodology-in Artist: Awakening the Spirit Within.How do you tap into the power of ... Read more

    ₹222.40

  • 39 Steps to Better Screenwriting

    A Practical Guide to Improving Your Screenplay

    by Paul Chitlik ...
    This is not a beginner’s book on screenplay writing, though a beginner could read it and learn. This is a writer’s consigliere. It’s a book of advice and reflection that will kick ass against just about any screenwriting problem. It’s a series of essays on film and television writing, a deep background on very specific craft issues ranging from punctuation to meaning in your screenplay. Chapters ... Read more

    ₹568.69

  • La Danse hindoue

    Essai

    by Usha Chatterji (Srimati Usha) ...
    Translated by Man'ha Garreau-Dombasle ...
    La signification mystique et esthétique de la danse hindoue ; la musique dans la danse hindoue ; le langage des gestes : les mudra ; les cinq différents styles de la danse classique : bharat-natyam, kathakali, mohini anam, kathak, manipouri.À PROPOS DE L'AUTEUREUsha Chatterji (Srimati Usha) est une danceuse indienne ayant vécu en France et qui a apporté la connaissance des danses de l'Inde aux ... Read more

    ₹699.00 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audition Arsenal for Men in their 20s - 101 Monologues by type

    by Janet B. Milstein ...
    Prepare your audition repertoire with the most innovative monologue series to date-Audition Arsenal! Are you tired of buying monologue books only to discard half of the pieces because they are outside of your age range? Not anymore! The first four books in this breakthrough series are for: Women in their 20s, Men in their 20s, Women in their 30s, and Men in their 30s. That means 101 monologues per ... Read more

    ₹946.00

  • The Art of Dance Composition

    Writing the Body

    by Jenefer Davies ...
    The Art of Dance Composition: Writing the Body is an introduction to modern dance composition, providing clear and structured approaches to designing and defining movement that demystify the creative process.The book introduces the concepts of creating authentic movement, processes for gathering and ordering compositional elements, and the ways in which theme, story, and design relate to bodies ... Read more

    ₹6,320.49

  • Physics and Dance

    by Emily Coates ...
    A fascinating exploration of our reality through the eyes of a physicist and a dancer—and an engaging introduction to both disciplinesFrom stepping out of our beds each morning to admiring the stars at night, we live in a world of motion, energy, space, and time. How do we understand the phenomena that shape our experience? How do we make sense of our physical realities? Two guides—a former member ... Read more

    ₹589.99 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui

    Il coreografo abitato dal mondo

    by giovanni bertuccio ...
    Series Book 2 - Coreografi Contemporanei
    Questo volume esplora il percorso artistico di Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, uno dei coreografi più influenti della danza contemporanea del XXI secolo. Dall’infanzia tra Belgio e Marocco alla fondazione di Eastman e alla direzione del Royal Ballet of Flanders, il testo analizza le opere principali, le collaborazioni internazionali e l’evoluzione di un linguaggio coreografico ibrido, capace di fondere ... Read more

    ₹439.11 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Hofesh Shechter

    Il coreografo posseduto dal Daimon

    by giovanni bertuccio ...
    Series Book 1 - Coreografi Contemporanei
    Hofesh Shechter è una delle voci più radicali e riconoscibili della danza contemporanea. Coreografo, musicista e performer, ha costruito un linguaggio fisico e sonoro capace di trasformare il movimento in esperienza collettiva, il palco in campo di tensione, lo spettacolo in rito contemporaneo.Questo volume attraversa l’opera di Shechter analizzando il suo rapporto con il corpo, la musica, lo ... Read more

    ₹439.11 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Bloomsbury Companion to Dance Studies

    Edited by Sherril Dodds ...
    Series series Bloomsbury Companions
    The Bloomsbury Companion to Dance Studies brings together leading international dance scholars in this single collection to provide a vivid picture of the state of contemporary dance research. The book commences with an introduction that privileges dancing as both a site of knowledge formation and a methodological approach, followed by a provocative overview of the methods and problems that dance ... Read more

    Was ₹3,312.01 Now ₹1,052.19

  • Core Teaching Practices for Dance Education

    by Emily Enloe ...
    Take your K-12 dance program to the next level.Core Teaching Practices for Dance Education is a practical guide for dance educators that covers the basics of running a successful dance program and addressing challenges that are not always solvable by great lesson plans alone.Teaching dance in a K-12 public school setting comes with its own unique dilemmas and opportunities. Core Teaching Practices ... Read more

    ₹3,171.59

  • Ballroom Dancing

    by Alex Moore ...
    This early work on dancing is a fascinating read for any dance enthusiast. Extensively illustrated with 72 diagrams and photographs to complement comprehensive step-by-step guides to a variety of dance steps. Contents Include: The Quickstep, The Waltz, The Foxtrot, The Tango, Popular Dances, Old Time Dances, Ballroom Novelty Dances and Games, and The Practical Side of Teaching. Many of the ... Read more

    ₹796.49 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Unwritten Literature of Hawaii

    The Sacred Songs of the Hula

    by Nathaniel Bright Emerson ...
    Nathaniel Bright Emerson's 'Unwritten Literature of Hawaii' delves into the rich oral traditions and storytelling techniques of Hawaiian culture. Through meticulous research and firsthand accounts, Emerson explores how Hawaiian tales were passed down through generations without the need for a written language, highlighting the importance of orality in preserving cultural heritage. Drawing on a mix ... Read more

    Was ₹179.00 Now ₹89.00 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Shiny Beads and Shimmies

    Welcome to Belly-Dance. Ask Before You Undulate!

    by Morwenna Assaf ...
    Series series Studies of Middle Eastern Dance
    Do you love to dance? Interested in Belly Dance? Do you not know where to turn? Are you unsure about what is acceptableand what is not? How do you know if a teacher is good or not? This book will answer these questions and more, then guide you in the right dirrection. It will tell you what you need to know and more, before you make a mistake and waste your money. Badly uneducated teacherscan harm ... Read more

    ₹264.90

  • Finger Cymbals:Play Them Correctly

    Never Get Off Rhythm Again

    by Morwenna Assaf ...
    Discover it is how easy to play Finger Cymbals. This book helps raise the "barre" by educating Middle Eastern dancersand students on the playing of zills correctly. Play exactly waht the body is accenting when dancing. Play exactly what the drummer is playing, live or on CD.Never get iff rhythm again. You will also understand the rhythms of Arabic music for belly dancers. Morwenna learned this way ... Read more

    ₹295.24

  • Dancing Motherhood

    by Ali Duffy ...
    Series series Routledge Series in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Theatre and Performance
    Dancing Motherhood explores how unique factors about the dance profession impact pregnant women and mothers working in it.Ali Duffy introduces the book by laying a foundation of social and cultural histories and systemic structures and power that shape the issues mothers in dance negotiate today. This book then reveals perspectives from mothers in dance working in areas such as performance, ... Read more

    ₹5,454.46

  • Tango. Technical Guide to Fundamentals and analysis of emotional behaviors in dance

    by Carlo Colajanni ...
    A technical guide to the fundamentals of argentine tango, essential, rich in details, tips, and practical advice; true private lessons enclosed in a book that you can use to approach the study of dance in a correct way, optimizing times and methods of learning without getting lost in the meanders of stylistic connotations and ‘figures’. And also, a guide to the exploration of one’s inner world to ... Read more

    ₹1,010.61

  • A Guide to a Somatic Movement Practice

    The Anatomy of Center

    by Nancy Topf ...
    An introduction to embodied movement through the work of a dance education pioneerIn this introduction to the work of somatic dance education pioneer Nancy Topf (1942–1998), readers are ushered on a journey to explore the movement of the body through a close awareness of anatomical form and function. Making available the full text of Topf’s The Anatomy of Center for the first time in print, this ... Read more

    ₹2,571.56

  • Mosaic of Music: Mystery of Percussion and Dance

    by Morwenna Assaf ...
    Mosaic of Music: This book is for all followers and anyone interested in the art of belly dancing, Arabic music or percussion. Learn to understand the music and the rhythms that evolve areound the dance. Play cymbals better and understand the music completely so you can be a vision of the music. ... Read more

    ₹615.11

  • Essays on Classical Indian Dance

    by Donovan Roebert ...
    The book is a wide-ranging collection of essays on Indian classical dance, which include writings on dance appreciation, the criticism, theory and philosophy of dance, as well as some historical and light controversial articles. Also included is a seminal and unique monograph on the contribution of Sanjukta Panigrahi to the development of Odissi. The book approaches the subject from an ... Read more

    ₹5,351.90

  • The Dancer's Handbook

    A Practical Guide to Reimagining Dance, Body, and Society by OFEN Co-Arts

    by Gala Moody, Michael Carter ...
    Series series Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies
    The Dancer’s Handbook offers a holistic exploration of the dance industry's challenges, authored by dancers intimately familiar with its complexities.This comprehensive resource tackles themes like power dynamics, hierarchical structures, and the pervasive influences of capitalism, patriarchy, and white supremacy as the “status quo” in the arts. This book delves into dismantling the status quo, ... Read more

    ₹5,891.91

  • Instruments of Embodiment

    Costuming in Contemporary Dance

    by Eric Mullis ...
    Series series Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies
    Instruments of Embodiment draws on fashion theory and the philosophy of embodiment to investigate costuming in contemporary dance.It weaves together philosophical theory and artistic practice by closely analyzing acclaimed works by contemporary choreographers, considering interviews with costume designers, and engaging in practice-as-research. Topics discussed include the historical evolution of ... Read more

    ₹6,534.78