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| Muscular Imbalance Explained Date Published: 2003 Muscle imbalance is a complex concept that affects most, if not all, dancers to a greater or lesser extent read more >> | |
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| 'Burnout' in Dance Date Published: 2000 'Burnout' in Dance read more >> | |
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| Poster Series Date Published: 1995 A set of 3 posters about diet, health and treating injury: 1. You are what you eat 2. It's your body not just anybody 3. Injury can happen to anyone! read more >> | |
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| Look Before You Leap: an advice and rights guide for choreographers Date Published: 1995 Comprehensive and practical information about negotiation, preparation, creation, care and the continuing life of a choreographic work. It includes examples and checklists for different working contexts (opera, film, advertising, musical theatre, schools and community). A useful source of reference for choreographers, managers, dance teachers, movement specialists, composers, designers, technicians, and all those who collaborate with choreographers. read more >> | |
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| Dance Floors: A Handbook for the design of floors for dance Date Published: 1991 An essential resource for those planning dance facilities and events, highlighting the significance of floors to dance performance, and providing the information needed to get it right. read more >> | |
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| Dance Teaching Essentials Date Published: 2002 Information for all those providing, teaching and leading dance with young people including sections on the role of the dance teacher, teaching and learning dance, the legal framework, and safe practice. It provides useful checklists and resources on the physical and psychological development of young people. "Dance Teaching Essentials is a major step forward in promoting high quality dance teaching. [it] brings together essential information that all dance teachers need whatever style of dance they teach." Dance, magazine of the ISTD Dance Examination Board read more >> | |
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| Fit to Dance? Date Published: 1996 The report of the first national inquiry into dancers' health and injury, carried out by Dance UK in 1993/4 and published by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. Findings from fitness, nutritional and psychological research, and information from dance and sports medicine and science experts. Recommendations for dancers on physical fitness, working conditions, injury management, training and on dance related psychological and lifestyle issues, based on the outcome of the research. read more >> | |
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| Fit to Dance 2 Date Published: 2005 The report of the second national inquiry into UK dancers' health and injury, funded by the Jerwood Charity, presents and compares the health, lifestyle and injury status of dancers in 2003 with that 10 years previously. It includes an additional survey of dance teachers. The book provides a clear picture of provision for dancers' health and injury prevention in dance companies and vocational dance schools, and updated recommendations for the dance profession based on these findings. read more >> | |
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| Your Body Your Risk Date Published: 2001 Information and advice on healthy eating, body image, bone health, avoiding eating disorders and legal rights relevant to students and dancers. Particularly useful for young dancers, helping them to become the best dancers they can be, and to keep dancing longer. read more >> | |
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| A Dancer's Guide to Warm Up/Cool Down Date Published: 2000 A set of two A1 matt laminated posters giving examples of stretches that can be incorporated into a flexibility programme and guidelines for a safe and effective warm up/cool down recommended by physiotherapist Caroline Marsh. read more >> | |
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