Shawn's fundamentals of dance / edited by Ann Hutchinson Guest ; choreography by Ted Shawn ; music by Jess Meeker ; recorded in labanotation by Ann Hutchinson Guest.

Author/creator Shawn, Ted
Other author Guest, Ann Hutchinson, editor.
Other author Meeker, Jess.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Gordon and Breach, ©1988.
Descriptionxxvi, 107 pages : illustrations, music ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Dance--Study and teaching.
Labanotation.
Exercise.

SeriesLanguage of dance series, 0888-1286 ; no. 2
Language of dance series ; no. 2. ^A290936
Contents Shawn's foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- The music score -- The music tape -- Glossary -- Study and performance notes -- General stretching set -- Figure eight swings -- Tension-relaxation set one -- Tension-relaxation set two -- Floor set -- Three jumps -- Walking, running, leaping -- Long adagio (balance exercise) -- Single arm swing and development -- Three Delsarte falls -- Series of successions -- Appendix A: Alphabet of basic steps ; Appendix B: Shawn biography ; Appendix C: Shawn bibliography.
Abstract Regardless of the dance form a pupil may choose, there are certain skills which all dancers must acquire such as muscular strength, elasticity, coordination and the ability to move musically and rhythmically. This book uses easily understood notated exercises as a means of learning these skills within the language of dance. Exercises defining a range of dynamic qualities are linked into a series of sequences that allow students to develop the relationship between exercises and choreographed movement. The exercises are supplemented by photographs and a unique cassette composed and recorded by Jess Meeker, Shawn's original composer.
General noteIncludes index.
Bibliography note"Shawn bibliography": pages 74-75.
LCCN 87021091
ISBN2881242197 (Switzerland)
ISBN9782881242199 (Switzerland)

Availability

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Music Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk GV1589 .S52 1988 ✔ Available Place Hold