1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910457378003321

Autore

Williams Drid <1928->

Titolo

Teaching dancing with ideokinetic principles [[electronic resource] /] / Drid Williams

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Urbana, : University of Illinois Press, c2011

ISBN

1-283-16882-0

9786613168825

0-252-09306-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (145 p.)

Disciplina

792.8071

Soggetti

Dance - Study and teaching

Dance - Physiological aspects

Human mechanics

Movement, Aesthetics of

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Beams of Light -- Appendix: Lexicons of the Body -- Chapter 2. Relaxation -- Appendix: Constructive Rest by Lulu E. Sweigard -- Chapter 3. Baking Biscuits and Kinesthesia -- Appendix: The Dancer's Posture by Lulu E. Sweigard, with Introduction by Martha Hill -- Chapter 4. Doctors, Dancing, and Ideokinesis -- Appendix: Better Dancing through Better Body Balance by Lulu E. Sweigard -- Chapter 5. Mirror, Mirror . . . -- Appendix: Accentuate the Positive  -- Chapter 6. Imagery and HabitAppendix: Walking Bundles of Habit by William James -- Chapter 7. More about Teaching Dancing -- Appendix: Letter XI by Jean-Georges Noverre -- References Cited -- Author Index -- Subject Index.

Sommario/riassunto

"In examining ideokinesis and its application to the teaching and practice of dancing, Drid Williams introduces readers to the work of Dr. Lulu Sweigard (1895-1974), a pioneer of ideokinetic principles. Drawing on her experiences during private instructional sessions with Sweigard over a two-year span, Williams discusses methods using



imagery for improving body posture and alignment for ease of movement. Central to Williams's own teaching methods is the application of Sweigard's principles and general anatomical instruction, including how she used visual imagery to help prevent bodily injuries and increasing body awareness relative to movement. Williams also emphasizes the differences between kinesthetic (internal) and mirror (external) imagery and shares reactions from professional dancers who were taught using ideokinesis. Williams's account of teaching and practicing ideokinesis is supplemented with essays by Sweigard, William James, and Jean-Georges Noverre on dancing, posture, and habits. Teaching Dancing with Ideokinetic Principles offers an important historical perspective and valuable insights from years of teaching experience into how ideokinesis can shape a larger philosophy of the dance"--Provided by publisher.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910816703103321

Autore

Brooks Kinitra Dechaun

Titolo

Searching for Sycorax : black women's hauntings of contemporary horror / / Kinitra D. Brooks

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Brunswick, New Jersey : , : Rutgers University Press, , [2018]

©2018

ISBN

0-8135-8464-7

0-8135-8463-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (220 pages)

Disciplina

823/.08738099287

Soggetti

Horror in literature

African American women authors

Women authors, Black - History and criticism

Feminist theory

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Issued as part of book collections on Project MUSE.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: Searching for Sycorax: black women and horror -- The importance of neglected intersections: characterizations of black



women in mainstream horror texts -- Black feminism and the struggle for literary respectability -- Black women writing fluid fiction: an open challenge to genre normativity -- Folkloric horror: a new way of reading black women's creative horror -- Conclusion Sycorax's power of revision: reconstructing black women's counter-narratives -- Appendix: creative work summary.

Sommario/riassunto

"Searching for Sycorax highlights the unique position of Black women in horror as both characters and creators. Kinitra D. Brooks creates a racially gendered critical analysis of African diasporic women, challenging the horror genre's historic themes and interrogating forms of literature that have often been ignored by Black feminist theory"--