The Dance Workshop

by Cohan, Robert; Dorelli, Fausto; Sleep, Wayne

• ISBN13: 9781852730512
• ISBN10: 185273051X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-06-01
• Publisher: Princeton Book Co Pub

Summary

Recommends a variety of exercises and stretches, covers balance, posture, gesture, rhythm, breathing, and movement, and demonstrates basic, intermediate, and jazz movements.

Table of Contents

Introduction	10	(20)
Elements of Dance	30	(22)
Centering	32	(2)
Gravity	34	(2)
Balance	36	(4)
Posture	40	(2)
Gesture	42	(2)
Rhythm	44	(4)
Moving in Space	48	(2)
Breathing	50	(2)
Basic Workout	52	(54)
Sequence of Workout	54	(3)
Floorwork	56	(1)
Sitting Spine Stretches	57	(1)
Breathing	58	(2)
Contractions	60	(2)
Leg Exercises	62	(1)
Arm Exercises	63	(1)
Side Stretches	64	(2)
Parallel Leg Flexes	66	(1)
Kneeling Spine Curls	67	(1)
Rising from the Floor	68	(3)
Centrework	70	(1)
The Basic Positions of Dance	71	(4)
Use of Parallel and Turn Out	75	(1)
Parallel Exercises	76	(4)
Turned Out Exercises	80	(4)
Shifting Body Weight	84	(2)
Contraction in 2nd	86	(1)
Jumping	87	(4)
Moving in Space	90	(1)
Walking	91	(3)
Triplet	94	(2)
Skips and Leaps	96	(4)
Basic Workout Chart	100	(2)
Basic Dance Sequences	102	(4)
Development	106	(48)
Floorwork	108	(1)
Contractions	108	(1)
Leg Exercises	109	(1)
Heel in Hand Stretches	110	(4)
Combination Flex and Point	114	(2)
Hip Spiral	116	(2)
Side Falls	118	(3)
Leg Lifts and Spine Stretches	121	(1)
Contraction Arches	122	(2)
Kneeling Spine Curls	124	(1)
Rising from the Floor	125	(3)
Centrework	128	(1)
Turn Out and Parallel	128	(1)
Parallel Plies with Contraction	129	(1)
Parallel Plies with Releve	130	(1)
Turned Out Deep Plies	131	(3)
Adagio	134	(2)
Shifting Body Weight	136	(2)
Body Arcs	138	(2)
Contraction in 2nd	140	(2)
Jumps	142	(3)
Moving in Space	145	(1)
Side Triplets	145	(1)
The Leap	146	(2)
Development Workout Chart	148	(2)
Development Dance Sequences	150	(4)
Jazz	154	(32)
Body Rolls	156	(1)
Tendues with Plies	157	(3)
Flex and Point	160	(3)
Jazz 4th	163	(1)
Jazz 4th Contraction	164	(2)
Head Rolls	166	(1)
Shoulder Isolations	167	(1)
Shoulder Isolations with Contraction	168	(2)
Rib Isolations	170	(1)
Hip Isolations	171	(1)
Leg Flicks	172	(2)
Jazz Walks	174	(2)
Back Side Forward Kick	176	(1)
Parallel Jumps	177	(1)
Bent Knee Jumps	178	(2)
Jazz Walks with Arms	180	(2)
Travelling Jump with Contraction	182	(2)
Jazz Workout Chart	184	(2)
Taking Care of Yourself	186	(2)
What Next?	188	(2)
Glossary	190	(1)
Index	191	(1)
Acknowledgements	192