Foreword by Lynn Martin vii Introduction ix Chapter 1. Beams of Light 1 Appendix: Lexicons of the Body 18 Chapter 2. Relaxation 21 Appendix: Constructive Rest by Lulu E. Sweigard 35 Chapter 3. Baking Biscuits and Kinesthesia 37 Appendix: The Dancer's Posture by Lulu E. Sweigard, with Introduction by Martha Hill 47 Chapter 4. Doctors, Dancing, and Ideokinesis 54 Appendix: Better Dancing through Better Body Balance by Lulu E. Sweigard 69 Chapter 5. Mirror, Mirror ... 73 Appendix: Accentuate the Positive ... 86 Chapter 6. Imagery and Habit 90 Appendix: Walking Bundles of Habit by William James 100 Chapter 7. More about Teaching Dancing 101 Appendix: Letter XI by Jean-Georges Noverre 113 References Cited 119 Author Index 123 Subject Index 125
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''A groundbreaking work that examines the relationship between ideokinesis and the teaching and practice of dance. The fascinating insight into Sweigard's teaching methods provides important guidance to dance educators and practitioners.''--Elizabeth Dempster, coeditor of Ideokinesis and Dancemaking: Writings on Dance