Table of Contents

CONTENTS
Homage
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Relationship of Habit to Dance Training
2. Skeletal Center of Gravity to Promote Easeful Balance: Moving out of Habit and into a Balanced Standing Posture
3. Anatomical and Kinesthetic Imagery: Impact of Thinking on Doing
4. Deep Muscles of Postural Support
5. Motions of the Trunk and Elegant Use of Spiral
6. The Pelvis as Conduit from Head to Feet
7. Ways of Walking: How Gait Affects Dance Training
8. Breath as the Deep Core Support for Dancing
9. Core Support
10. Expressivity of Arms
11. Recuperation and Restoring Balance
Glossary of Terms in Human Anatomy
Bibliography
Further Readings
Index

About the Author

Nancy Romita is on faculty at Towson University where she teaches anatomy and kinesiology. She is also Director of the Alexander Technique Mid-Atlantic Teacher Training Course.

Allegra Romita teaches Functional Awareness® Anatomy in Action, Dance, and Vinyasa Flow Yoga in New York City. She is also a Certified Movement Analyst.

Reviews

"Functional Awareness: Anatomy in Action for Dancers offers a blend of anatomical information with an underlying theme of moving with ease in both dance and daily activities. A delightful, engaging resource for dancers and dance educators, this book invites the reader into each chapter with a story and presents pertinent information that is practical and immediately applicable."--Rebecca Nettl-Fiol, Professor of Dance, University of Illinois,
Urbana-Champaign
"With beautiful illustrations and photographs, reflective questions, suggestions for applications to dance and to everyday life, and with an emphasis on mindful practices, the book is lucid and accessible."--Karen Kohn Bradley, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, University of Maryland
"As a dance instructor, I cannot wait until the book is released so that I can make this required reading for my students while referencing it for my own practice. Bravo!"--Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell, Towson University