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Author : Jennifer Blizin Gillis
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 075653285X
Provides an introduction to ballroom dancing including its history, competitions, and different dances.
Author : Mark Greathouse,Helena Greathouse
Publisher : Stratton Press
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2019-12-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1643458558
Dancing is a universal and primal form of expression, and it is something we can all enjoy. What's more, it's a healthy and fun way to bring more exercise into our lives. Anyone, at any age, can enjoy group dancing, from the very young children to senior citizens. This guide presents a series of original group dances inspired by both folk and contemporary dances. It focuses on dance as a way for anyone and everyone to engage in movement while having fun and interacting with others. Author Mark L. Greathouse, in collaboration with his wife, Helena, offers original piano compositions and professionally written choreography designed to match the music exactly. To further aid in learning the dances, this teaching tool also provides links to online videos demonstrating each dance and the music to go with it. Improve your coordination, bring more movement into your life, and have fun with dancing! Dancing for Fun can show you how.
Author : Mark L. & Helena Greathouse
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2015-03-18
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781491756126
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 music—alone or with a group of any size. Author Mark L. Greathouse, in collaboration with his wife Helena, offers original piano compositions and professionally written choreography for reference. Links to YouTube videos show one dancer in the group demonstrating each dance. The dances are original, folk-inspired, and contemporary, and they focus on one of the few ways anyone and everyone can engage in movement while simultaneously having fun and interacting with others. The online videos visually show how to perform the moves. The written choreography for each dance is presented in Dancing for Fun to match the dance exactly with the music. In this guide, the Greathouses offer the opportunity to learn to dance as easily as possible and have fun at the same time. “The titles of these books say it all: Fun! The piano melodies and dances in these books can be done with a wide variety of skill levels and group sizes.” —Michael Mecham, American Dance Magazine
Author : Julia F. Christensen,Dong-Seon Chang
Publisher : Greystone Books Ltd
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2021-10-26
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781771646352
“Lively and enlightening.”—Sarah L. Kaufman, Washington Post “[A] zippy guide to better health.”—Publisher’s Weekly STARRED Review Discover why humans were designed for dancing—and learn how to boogie for better health—with two neuroscientists as your guide. Dancing is one of the best things we can do for our health. In this groundbreaking and fun-to-read book, two neuroscientists (who are also competitive dancers) draw on their cutting-edge research to reveal why humans are hardwired for dance show how to achieve optimal health through dancing Taking readers on an in-depth exploration of movement and music, from early humans up until today, the authors show the proven benefits of dance for our heart, lungs, bones, nervous system, and brain. Readers will come away with a wide range of dances to try and a scientific understanding of how dance benefits almost every aspect of our lives. Dance prevents and manages illness and pain: such as Diabetes, arthritis, back pain, and Parkinson’s. Dance can be as effective as high intensity interval training: but without the strain on your joints and heart. Dance boosts immunity and lowers stress: it also helps reduce inflammation. Dance positively impacts the microbiome: and aids in digestion, weight loss, and digestive issues such as IBS. Dance bolsters the mind-body connection: helping us get in tune with our bodies for better overall health. We’re lucky that one of the best things we can do for our health is also one of the most fun. And the best part: dance is something anyone can do. Old or young, injured or experiencing chronic pain, dance is for everyone, everywhere. So, let’s dance! Types of dance featured in the book: Partner dance (salsa, swing dancing, waltz) Ballet Hip hop Modern Jazz Line dancing Tap dancing And more!
Author : Jack Hamilton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 12 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Dance
ISBN : 0854181210
Author : Paul Rooyackers
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1996-01-23
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781630265007
Encourages children to develop their imaginations, social skills, self-expression, and coordination with a collection of 101 dance games that emphasize creativity, no-blame activities, working with a group, and more.
Author : Lindsey Craig
Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2012-05-08
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780307930811
Clickity! Clickity! Long green feet! Who is dancing that clickity beat? Lizard is dancing on clickity feet. Clickity! Clickity! Happy feet! Introducing a get-up-and-dance toddler book-so catchy and rhythmic, you'll almost want to sing it. Lindsey Craig's rollicking text features funny sound words (Tippity! Creepity! Stompity! Thumpity!), dancing animals, a singsong beat, and a guessing element just easy enough for preschoolers to anticipate. Marc Brown's artwork is bright, textured, and joyful, a collage of simple shapes for kids to find and name. So grab a partner and tap your feet to this read-aloud picture-book treat.
Author : Lawrence Grossberg
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Music
ISBN : 0822319179
In Dancing in Spite of Myself, Lawrence Grossberg--well known as a pioneering figure in cultural studies--has collected essays written over the past twenty years that have also established him as one of the leading theorists of popular culture and, specifically, of rock music. Grossberg offers an original and sophisticated view of the growing power of popular culture and its increasing inseparability from contemporary structures of economic and political power and from our everyday lives. In the course of conducting this exploration into the meaning of "popularity," he investigates the nature of fandom, the social effects of rock music and youth culture, and the possibilities for understanding the history of popular texts and practices. Describing what he calls "the postmodernity of everyday life," Grossberg offers important insights into the relation of pop music to issues of postmodernity and inton the growing power of the new cultural conservatism and its relationship to "the popular." Exploring the limits of existing theories of hegemony in cultural studies, Grossberg reveals the ways in which popular culture is being mobilized in the service of economic and political struggles. In articulating his own critical practice, Grossberg surveys and challenges some of the major assumptions of popular culture studies, including notions of domination and resistance, mainstream and marginality, and authenticity and incorporation. Dancing in Spite of Myself provides an introduction to contemporary theories of popular culture and a clear statement of relationships among theories of the nature of rock music, postmodernity, and conservative hegemony.
Author : Danni Peck
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 63 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2017-04-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1521190755
Pole Dancing Series: Book 1 Have you ever imagined yourself pole dancing? Have you ever caught yourself looking at a pole dancer and wishing it was you doing these amazing tricks? Fortunately, there is a way to, and this book will show you just how to get started. You will learn about some amazing and mind-blowing beginner activities to help you with your pole dancing journey, including the following: How to do the basic walk-around the pole easier How to climb the pole and overcoming your fear of it Basic spins to take your pole dancing to the next level Sexy slides to make you look like a superstar Pole dancing combines art and exercise. If you can imagine yourself as a "fit artist" then this sport is for you!
Author : Elaine Bailey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2020-08-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798655430495
Come Saute' on Rainbows bright and beautiful as the sky, or Maybe Plie' in a field of bubbles and sunflowers, and let's not forget to dance in the raining sprinkles falling from the sky, This is just a normal day for Jade in her dance class with Madam KIki . Come learn some Dazzling Dance Moves with Jade and her best friend Galaxy, as they have a full journey and haven't even left the dance room . If your child has a fun and animated personality, come experience a dance class in a whole new way! Jade's a nine year old little girl that has dreams of becoming a famous ballerina she lives with her mom, dad, and annoying little brother Miles. This book doesn't only teach your child ballet terms and positions, but its positive ,eye catching ,and exudes hope and teachers our young children to be proud of the skin that they are in . So lets go Dazzling Dancing Diva's ! Remember: Don't let someone ever Dim your light simply because its shining in their eyes.
Author : English Folk Dance and Song Society (London),Jack Hamilton,Southerners Band
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 12 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Dance
ISBN : OCLC:15199942
Author : Jennifer Atkins,Sally R. Sommer,Tricia Henry Young
Publisher : University Press of Florida
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2020-02-25
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780813065656
Dancing embodies cultural history and beliefs, and each dance carries with it features of the place where it originated. Influenced by different social, political, and environmental circumstances, dances change and adapt. American dance evolved in large part through combinations of multiple styles and forms that arrived with each new group of immigrants. Perspectives on American Dance is the first anthology in over twenty-five years to focus exclusively on American dance practices across a wide span of American culture. This volume and its companion show how social experience, courtship, sexualities, and other aspects of life in America are translated through dancing into spatial patterns, gestures, and partner relationships. This volume of Perspectives on American Dance features essays by a young generation of authors who write with familiarity about their own era, exploring new parameters of identity and evaluating a wide variety of movement practices being performed in spaces beyond traditional proscenium stages. Topics include "dorky dancing" on YouTube; same-sex competitors on the TV show So You Think You Can Dance; racial politics in NFL touchdown dances; the commercialization of flash mobs; the connections between striptease and corporate branding; how 9/11 affected dance; the criminalization of New York City club dancing; and the joyous ironies of hipster dance. This volume emphasizes how dancing is becoming more social and interactive as technology opens up new ways to create and distribute dance. The accessible essays use a combination of movement analysis, thematic interpretation, and historical context to convey the vitality and variety of American dance. They offer new insights on American dance practices while simultaneously illustrating how dancing functions as an essential template for American culture and identity. Contributors: Jennifer Atkins | Jessica Berson | J. Ellen Gainor | Patsy Gay | Ansley Jones | Kate Mattingly | Hannah Schwadron | Sally Sommer, Ph.D. | Ina Sotirova | Dawn Springer | Michelle T. Summers | Latika L. Young | Tricia Henry Young
Author : Sandy Coffman
Publisher : Human Kinetics
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Physical fitness centers
ISBN : 0736059741
In today's world, a club needs to offer more than state-of-the-art equipment and certified fitness instructors to recruit and retain members. You need something that will appeal to your members and keep them coming back. In Successful Programs for Fitness and Health Clubs: 101 Profitable Ideas, you will learn how to utilize programming to meet your strategic and financial goals. Written by internationally-respected programming consultant Sandy Coffman, this book will teach you exactly what programming is and how to make it work for you. Successful Programs for Fitness and Health Clubs: 101 Profitable Ideas presents more than 100 ready-to-use programs for use in fitness centers, group exercise studios, pools, gyms, and classrooms. The programs are designed to get hundreds of new members involved immediately. But the text is far more than just a program recipe book. Coffman addresses the challenges faced in programming, including teaching skills, communication skills, marketing techniques, and follow-up procedures. Her advice will help you design programs that unite members with common interests and abilities and foster a sense of belonging and commitment. Such programming leads to increased participation, reduced attrition, greater retention, more referrals, less downtime, and improved staff productivity. The text will first lay the foundation for programming by presenting the key principles and concepts that need to be considered. Part I explores -the five steps to programming success, -the 10 keys to member retention, -hiring and training the right people, -why a program director is needed, -internal and external promotions, and -niche marketing. By understanding and using the information in Part I, you can successfully implement the programs in Part II. Here you will find 101 actual programs, with numerous variations--including ideas for court sports, group exercise, and programs aimed at adults, families, kids, seniors, and women, covering a broad range of fitness levels, from beginners and intermediates to advanced participants. It also includes programming for specific time frames, such as the holiday season, spring, or summer. An activity finder located in the front of the text makes it easy to find programs based on criteria ranging from the type of activity or member to the type of special event. In addition to providing vital information for planning your programs, Successful Programs for Fitness and Health Clubs: 101 Profitable Ideas comes with a CD-ROM containing more than 60 files that will help you create support materials to get your programs started. You will find printable quizzes, flyers, score cards, invitations, scoring systems, round robin tournament schedules, and logos--most of which can be customized to include information specific to your facility, such as logo, contact names, dates, times, and more. Additional files provide templates to create T-shirts, buttons, and other promotional pieces. Headings and icons in the text indicate when to refer to the CD-ROM for certain materials. When it comes to enhancing your club offerings, follow the expert programming advice from Sandy Coffman. With it you will be able to create, implement, and deliver successful programs that will attract and retain new members and ultimately make your club a greater success.
Author : Duncan James
Publisher : Dr Duncan James
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-02
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Discover the incredible world of social partner dancing. Complete beginners welcome. Learn in your living room or on an enormous dance floor. This is the second edition of a book previously called the Partner Dance Handbook. It teaches a “social” style of dancing common on dance floors around the world. This is different from the “formal” style seen in shows and on television. This social style is easier to learn for beginners, is arguably more musical and interpretative and can offer variations if you are already a formal dancer. Note that most other books and videos teach the formal style. The author’s experience is that at social dances this social style is far more common; obviously though this can vary from place to place. The author, Dr Duncan James, has taught thousands of people to dance in person at his classes and thousands more to dance via his YouTube channel. You can learn with Duncan for free on YouTube with his 44 free instructional videos. However, the videos and this book were created at the same time to work together; getting this book will give you a richer learning experience. Note that this book has no illustrations as it relies on the videos which are linked for free from the text. The particular benefit of this book is that it goes into much greater depth, appropriate for keener students. This book and the videos are designed to work even if you only have a small space available for dancing. How to Partner Dance Socially will guide you from complete beginner all the way to popular social dancer in the ballroom dances of foxtrot, quickstep and waltz and the latin dances of rumba, salsa and cha cha. A unique, practical approach means you will quickly learn to navigate a crowded dance floor, feel the music, improvise and enjoy dancing with your partner. A couple who have never danced before can realistically join a social dance (and not look out of place) after only an hour of practice with one of the complete beginner lessons. Advanced dancers can use some of the simple social moves as variations, work on the connection with their partner, learn to recycle moves between dances and discover ways to improvise to the music. If you are a teacher this book has detailed teaching advice and lesson plans. Remember this book is teaching a “social” style of dancing and not the “formal” style. The 44 companion videos can be watched on YouTube for free (via links in the text) or downloaded for free as a zip file (a link to this is also included in the text; the download is provided by the author and is limited by his internet host to a certain number of downloads every month). Buy How to Partner Dance Socially now to join in the fun on the dance floor!
Author : Danni Peck
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2017-04-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1521190763
Pole Dancing Series: Book 2 Are you ready to step up your pole dancing game? Some moves are simple, others are harder. This book will give you the challenge you desire by teaching you some amazing intermediate moves. Here is some of the new things you will master: How to do a shoulder mount How to invert More complex spins to try out Fun inverts you'll enjoy Extra floorwork and slides to add to your routines Going from beginner to intermediate is the hardest jump in pole dancing. This is where most people stop. But not you! Once you get these moves down, you'll soar through the air like never before.