Shawn's Fundamentals Of Dance

Uses notated exercises as a means of teaching skills such as co-ordination and elasticity 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 Language of Dance series publishes key works that cover a range of dance styles and periods. Through selection of appropriate movement description, these pieces have been translated into labanotation, the highly developed method of analyzing and recording movement.;Whatever form of dance a pupil may choose, there are certain skills such as strength, co-ordination, elasticity and the ability to move rhythmically, that all must acquire. This book uses easily understood notated exercises as a means of teaching 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 cassette composed and recorded by Jess Meeker, Shawn's original composer.