Applied reference for dancers and dance educators. Textbook for undergraduate courses on dance fitness and conditioning.

From Dance Teacher
"A worthwhile read for dancers and teachers."

From Library Journal
"Dancers looking for more range of movement, power, or a way to address a specific problem will find this text valuable. Readers interested in kinesiology and sport medicine will also appreciate it. Recommended for larger public and academic libraries."

Eric Franklin has more than 20 years' experience as a dancer and choreographer. In addition to earning a BFA from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and a BS from the University of Zurich, he has studied and trained with some of the top movement imagery specialists around the world and used this training as a professional dancer in New York.

Franklin has shared imaging techniques in his teaching since 1986. He is founder and director of the Institute for Movement Imagery Education and is a guest professor at the Universities of Bern, Vienna, Dresden Linz, and Salzburg. Most recently he has taught at the Royal Ballet School in London and at the Royal Academy of Dance in Dublin. Franklin has been on the faculty of the American Dance Festival since 1991 and teaches at universities, dance centers, and dance festivals in the United States and throughout Europe.

Franklin is author of Dynamic Alignment Through Imagery and Dance Imagery for Technique and Performance. He also coauthored the bestselling book Breakdance, which received a New York City Public Library Prize in 1984. He is a member of the International Association of Dance Medicine and Science.

Franklin lives near Zurich, Switzerland, with his wife, Gabriela, and their two children.

Foreword (by Martha Myers)
Preface

Chapter 1. Mind-Body Conditioning
Chapter 2. Embodied Imagery
Chapter 3. Reflexive Balance
Chapter 4. Relaxed Flexibility
Chapter 5. Aligned Movement for Improved Technique
Chapter 6. Strengthening the Center
Chapter 7. Building Power in the Legs and Feet
Chapter 8. Developing Power in the Torso and Arms
Chapter 9. Improving Turns, Jumps, and Turn-Out
Chapter 10. Thera-Band Centre Workout