Psychology of Dance by Jim Taylor

Psychology of Dance by Jim Taylor

This is a guide to helping dancers of all ages and abilities to reach their fullest artistic potential. It explains the psychological issues that most influence dance performance, and provides techniques that can be used to meet the psychological needs of dancers.

Jim Taylor, PhD, CC-AASP, is an internationally recognized consultant and presenter on the psychology of sport and parenting. He has served as a consultant for the U.S. and Japanese ski teams, the United States Tennis Association, and USA Triathlon. He has worked with professional and world-class athletes in tennis, skiing, cycling, triathlon, track and field, swimming, golf, and many other sports. He has been invited to lecture by the Olympic Committees of Spain, France, Poland, and the United States, and he has been a consultant to the athletic departments at Stanford University and the University of California, Berkeley. Taylor has authored or edited 18 books, published more than 800 articles, and given more than 1,000 workshops and presentations throughout North and South America, Europe, and the Middle East.

A former world-ranked alpine ski racer, Taylor is a second-degree black belt and certified instructor in karate, a marathon runner, and an Ironman triathlete. He earned his PhD in psychology from the University of Colorado. He is a former associate professor in the school of psychology at Nova University and a former clinical associate professor in the sport and performance psychology graduate program at the University of Denver. Taylor is currently an adjunct faculty member at the University of San Francisco.

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ISBN 13	9780873224864
ISBN 10	0873224868
Title	Psychology of Dance
Author	Jim Taylor
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Human Kinetics Publishers
Year published	1995-04-03
Number of pages	164
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