Illustrated Dance Technique of Jose Limon

Name: Illustrated Dance Technique of Jose Limon
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ISBN: 9780060151850

ISBN-10: 0060151854

ISBN-13: 9780060151850

Edition: 1984

Authors: Daniel Lewis, Martha Hill, Lesley Farlow, Mary Coery, Edward C. Scattergood

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Providing the principles of dance developed by Jose Limon, this book gives the historical and physical aspects of his style and approach to dance that will be of interest to dancers, teachers, and students of dance at every level. It includes preparatory exercises that teach the fundamentals of dance, gives a breakdown of essential exercises, and includes a complete class beginning with floor work and progressing to center exercises and across-the-floor combinations.

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 1984
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 224
Weight: 2.2
Language: English

Daniel Lewisis the Chief Curator of Manuscripts and Dibner Senior Curator of the History of Science and Technology at The Huntington Library in San Marino, CA. He lives in San Marino.

Acknowledgments	p. 8
Foreword	p. 9
The Beginning
The Art of Jose Limon: A Brief History	p. 12
The Basics
The Limon Style	p. 34
Definitions and Preparatory Exercises	p. 36
The Class
About Counts, Meter, Phrasing and Tempo	p. 58
Floor Exercises	p. 61
Center Exercises	p. 74
Across the Floor	p. 136
Ending Class	p. 151
Repertory
From Missa Brevis	p. 154
Appendixes
Works Choreographed	p. 160
Labanotation	p. 185
Notes	p. 206
Bibliography	p. 207
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