Dancing is not only wonderful for fitness and toning, the combination of cardiovascular exercise and music triggers the release of endorphins so you enjoy yourself at the same time. Dance to the Musicals takes all that virtuous pleasure and multiplies it a hundredfold by setting 10 dance routines to some of the best, most toe-tapping show-tune hits ever - from 'The Time of My Life' and 'We Will Rock You' to 'Mamma Mia' and 'Night Fever'. All the routines are illustrated with clear, easy-to-follo...
Getting in shape will be great fun for women - and their men - with this sexy new dance craze: Lap Dancing! These 35 professionally choreographed moves - all illustrated and accompanied by fitness tips, style and fashion hints plus much more - certainly qualify as exercise with benefits. Anyone one can do it, so unleash your super-sexy alter-ego on an unsuspecting world and flaunt it like you've never flaunted it before. The pictured "Peekaboo" girls will teach you everything about making an unf...
This volume features 102 imagery exercises paired with dance-specific exercises to help maximize body-mind conditioning and develop more fluid mobility, balance, and tension release. The book culminates with a 20-minute, full-body barre workout routine designed to help dancers warm up, condition, and refine their dance technique. You'll learn how to execute lifelong dance skills that give power without the risk of injuries. By working the muscles through movements and ranges of motion that appro...
Reimagining the Body offers an innovative exploration of embodiment and somatics, allowing us to understand our bodies in a grounded and holistic way. With over 40 years of practice and teaching, Aline Newton offers an engaging blend of client-based storytelling, scientific research, and embodiment practices that will fascinate anyone working with the mind and body, including yoga teachers, massage therapists, Rolfers, psychologists, social workers, dancers and movement therapists.Insights from...
Dancing and Rhythmic Activities on Physical Fitness and Physiological
by Sadha Singh
Dance Your Way Into Better Fitness and Health with Nutritional Harmony
by Fiona Clark
Get the strong, toned and graceful figure of a dancer – without the rigorous training! Mary Helen Bowers has helped tone and sculpt the bodies of a whole host of celebrities, including Natalie Portman for her role in Black Swan, plus Liv Tyler, Zooey Deschanel and Helena Christensen. Now, in this fantastic fitness guide, she reveals her exercise, diet and lifestyle plan for transforming your whole body. - Achieve the long, toned and powerful body shape of a dancer - Target trouble areas, such as...
Good Days Start with Gratitude Dance Your Way to Joy
by Mindfulness Press
Dancers must learn to negotiate a truly amazing range of physical demands to achieve peak performance and avoid injury. Through hours of rehearsal, technique classes, and performances, both full- and part-time professional dancers must be able to move their bodies with precision and grace through an extended range of motion. Moreover, they must weather the physical stresses of touring, teaching, and, in many cases, working a second job to supplement their income. An accomplished dancer and gymn...
