Dance anatomy and kinesiology /
By: Clippinger, Karen S.
Publisher: Champaign, Illinois : Human Kinetics, 2007Description: xiv, 401 p. : illustrations ; 28 cm.Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0880115319 (hard cover); 9780880115315:; 9780880115315.Subject(s): Dance -- Physiological aspects | Dancing injuries -- PreventionDDC classification: 617.10275Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 503-522) and index.
Preface -- Acknowledgments -- The skeletal system and its movements -- The muscular system -- The spine -- The pelvic girdle and hip joint -- The knee and patellofemoral joints -- The ankle and foot -- The upper extremity -- Analysis of human movement -- Glossary -- References and resources -- Index -- About the author.
Suitable for dance teachers and students, as well as for dance professionals, this text covers the basic anatomical and biomechanical principles that apply to optimal performance in dance. Focusing on skeletal and muscular systems, it provides the understanding needed to improve movement and reduce injuries.