Taking a Professional Promotional Photograph: The Terpsichore Diaries, Part 2

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Miss Lina’s Ballerinas: a book review

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The Dancing Gourmet: a ballerina’s healthy recipes for fitness

Author: Hymes, Linda Title: The Dancing Gourmet: Recipes to Keep You on Your Toes! Publisher: Lindergaff Books, 2002 ISBN: 0971978204 Linda Hymes shares a full repertory of delicious, healthy recipes that are fit for dancers and non-dancers alike. Heck, these are recipes to keep you fit. Hymes knows the secrets of preparing tantalizing dishes that won't add to your waistline- she trained at the prestigious School of American Ballet in New York City before becoming a professional ballerina for fifteen years. After she retired, she pursued her greatest passion- food- and attended the world-renowned Le Cordon Bleu in London. The Dancing Gourmet is a perfect ...

The Human Alphabet with Pilobolus

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Dance as Expression

When we dance, we use our bodies to express feelings and ideas. Movement is a powerful alternative to speech, and can often say much more in a shorter amount of time. Helping children learn how to use their bodies as an expressive tool can give them an entirely new emotional outlet to deal with feelings, which at times are intense or overwhelming. It is important and healing to have positive ways to deal with feelings and to move that energy out of the body, instead of squelching or repressing it. Naming a feeling is the first step. ...

Trance Dance To Beat Winter Blues

This past summer there was a stretch of time when the sun did not make an appearance for thirteen out of sixteen days. It felt like the sun might never return. Things began to get a bit squirrely when cabin fever began to set in. Something had to be done. The Facebook entry for the day read, ”I am all about frantic trance dance in the living room in order to combat cabin fever”. Several friends gave it the thumbs up, and the ensuing daily trance dance in the living room truly became a key element in the ...

Drumbeat in Our Feet

May 3, 2010 by admin
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Author: Patricia Keeler
Title: Drumbeat in Our Feet
Publisher: Lee & Low Books, 2006
Ages: 4-8
ISBN: 978-1584302643

Rich with descriptions of traditional African dance, costumes, body painting and spirituality, it is both visually appealing and extremely informative. This book is recommended reading for anyone with interest in African dance, music and spirituality as well and dance teachers and school teachers.
Learn about how dance traditions are passed down, the origins of different types of dances, types of musical instruments and more.

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lida daidaihua says:

November 20, 2010 at 12:28 am

This is a really good read for me, Must admit that you are one of the best bloggers I ever saw.Thanks for posting this informative article.

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