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Very Good. 8" x 10" Softcover; Second Printing; 236pp; Covers clean, bright & slightly curled at corners, previous owner's name to flyleaf, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Physicist with professional dance training explains how dancers can achieve better, safer performances through an understanding of physics in motion. Foreword by Francia Russell of the Pacific Northwest Ballet. Illustrated with photos & diagrams.
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Very Good. Size: 9.8 x 0.8 x 7.8 Inches; Unread store shelf copy with just a hint of wear to covers. Includes bibliographical references and index. Machine generated contents note: 1 Introduction z--The Role of Physical Analysis 4--The Physics of Dance 7--The Value of Analysis to Dancers o--The Value of Analysis to Observers--Analysis for Teachers and Health Professionals 14--Communication: Words, Images, and Photographs 6--2 Balance 8--Condition for Static Balance zo--Regaining Balance 24--Balance while Rotating 2z--A Final Look 31--3 Motions without Turns 34--Acceleration from Rest 36--Motion in a Curved Path 40--Stopping Horizontal Motion 42--Vertical Jumps 43--Connections between Horizontal and Vertical Motions 47--The GrandJete "Floating" Illusion 47--The Effect of Turnout on Traveling Jumps 49--Landings from Jumps 5--Dance Floors: Elasticity and Friction 56--A Final Leap 59--4 Pirouettes 62--Torque and Rotational Momentum in a Pirouette 66--Controlling Rotational Velocity 69--Characteristics of Pirouettes 71--The Arabesque Turn 72--The "Illusion Turn, " 75--The Grande Piroutte 76--Fouette Turns 78--Repeated Pirouettes 8I--A Final Turn 8z--5 Turns in the Air 86--The Demi-fouette 88--The TourJete (GrandJete en Tournant) 91--The Saut de Basque 94--The Turning Assemble 97--The Tour en l'Air 98--A Final Leap oo--6 The Pas de Deux Io2--The History and Appeal of the Pas de Deux 104--Who's Responsible for What? Io--Physical Interactions between Partners I 1z--Balance 113--Accelerating Motions 118--Final Poses 19--To the Next Step z12--7 The Mechanics of Partnered Turns 124--Starting a Supported Pirouette 1z6--Balance during a Supported Pirouette 132--Stopping Rotation 134--Other Supported Turns 36--A Final Turn I39--8 The Mechanics of Lifts 142--The Straight Lift 145--Other Front Lifts 5I--Overhead Lifts 5--Other Lifts 59--Catches 62--A Final Thrust 62--9 The Effects of Body Size 164--Height of a Vertical Jump 66--Entrechats 170--Horizontal Accelerations and Body Size 172--Body Size and Pirouettes 172--Adagio Movements 73--Body Size and Partnered Dance 74--Effects of Body Shape 175--A Final Comparison 175--10 A Step Into the Future 178. xix, 236 p. : ill.; 26 cm. 256 pages. Dance--Physiological aspects, Ballet dancing--Physiological aspects, Human mechanics, Biophysics.