Author: Dona Holleman
Publisher: Pegasus Enterprises
ISBN: 9789080511323
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Dancing the Body of Light
Author: Dona Holleman
Publisher: Pegasus Enterprises
ISBN: 9789080511323
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Publisher: Pegasus Enterprises
ISBN: 9789080511323
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Dancing the Flame of Life
Author: Dona Holleman
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781906756406
Category : Hatha yoga
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In this essential book, Dona Holleman blends her unique philosophy of yoga with substantial and detailed descriptions of the asanas. First published as "Dancing the Body of Light" (from which the central chapter on asana is reprinted) this edition includes access to an audio recording online.Drawing from over 50 years of experience in yoga practice and teaching, Dona's ambitious and uncompromising book, written in a crisp, clear and no-nonsense style, is a must for all serious yoga practitioners and teachers.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781906756406
Category : Hatha yoga
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In this essential book, Dona Holleman blends her unique philosophy of yoga with substantial and detailed descriptions of the asanas. First published as "Dancing the Body of Light" (from which the central chapter on asana is reprinted) this edition includes access to an audio recording online.Drawing from over 50 years of experience in yoga practice and teaching, Dona's ambitious and uncompromising book, written in a crisp, clear and no-nonsense style, is a must for all serious yoga practitioners and teachers.
Dancing in the Light
Author: Shirley MacLaine
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780553173123
Category : Entertainers
Languages : en
Pages : 405
Book Description
Autobiografie van de Amerikaanse zangeres en actrice.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780553173123
Category : Entertainers
Languages : en
Pages : 405
Book Description
Autobiografie van de Amerikaanse zangeres en actrice.
A Body of Work
Author: David Hallberg
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476771170
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
David Hallberg, the first American to join the famed Bolshoi Ballet as a principal dancer and the dazzling artist The New Yorker described as “the most exciting male dancer in the western world,” presents a look at his artistic life—up to the moment he returns to the stage after a devastating injury that almost cost him his career. Beginning with his real-life Billy Elliot childhood—an all-American story marred by intense bullying—and culminating in his hard-won comeback, Hallberg’s “moving and intelligent” (Daniel Mendelsohn) memoir dives deep into life as an artist as he wrestles with ego, pushes the limits of his body, and searches for ecstatic perfection and fulfillment as one of the world’s most acclaimed ballet dancers. Rich in detail ballet fans will adore, Hallberg presents an “unsparing…inside look” (The New York Times) and also reflects on universal and relatable themes like inspiration, self-doubt, and perfectionism as he takes you into daily classes, rigorous rehearsals, and triumphant performances, searching for new interpretations of ballet’s greatest roles. He reveals the loneliness he felt as a teenager leaving America to join the Paris Opera Ballet School, the ambition he had to tame as a new member of American Ballet Theatre, and the reasons behind his headline-grabbing decision to be the first American to join the top rank of Bolshoi Ballet, tendered by the Artistic Director who would later be the victim of a vicious acid attack. Then, as Hallberg performed throughout the world at the peak of his abilities, he suffered a crippling ankle injury and botched surgery leading to an agonizing retreat from ballet and an honest reexamination of his entire life. Combining his powers of observation and memory with emotional honesty and artistic insight, Hallberg has written a great ballet memoir and an intimate portrait of an artist in all his vulnerability, passion, and wisdom. “Candid and engrossing” (The Washington Post), A Body of Work is a memoir “for everyone with a heart” (DC Metro Theater Arts).
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476771170
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
David Hallberg, the first American to join the famed Bolshoi Ballet as a principal dancer and the dazzling artist The New Yorker described as “the most exciting male dancer in the western world,” presents a look at his artistic life—up to the moment he returns to the stage after a devastating injury that almost cost him his career. Beginning with his real-life Billy Elliot childhood—an all-American story marred by intense bullying—and culminating in his hard-won comeback, Hallberg’s “moving and intelligent” (Daniel Mendelsohn) memoir dives deep into life as an artist as he wrestles with ego, pushes the limits of his body, and searches for ecstatic perfection and fulfillment as one of the world’s most acclaimed ballet dancers. Rich in detail ballet fans will adore, Hallberg presents an “unsparing…inside look” (The New York Times) and also reflects on universal and relatable themes like inspiration, self-doubt, and perfectionism as he takes you into daily classes, rigorous rehearsals, and triumphant performances, searching for new interpretations of ballet’s greatest roles. He reveals the loneliness he felt as a teenager leaving America to join the Paris Opera Ballet School, the ambition he had to tame as a new member of American Ballet Theatre, and the reasons behind his headline-grabbing decision to be the first American to join the top rank of Bolshoi Ballet, tendered by the Artistic Director who would later be the victim of a vicious acid attack. Then, as Hallberg performed throughout the world at the peak of his abilities, he suffered a crippling ankle injury and botched surgery leading to an agonizing retreat from ballet and an honest reexamination of his entire life. Combining his powers of observation and memory with emotional honesty and artistic insight, Hallberg has written a great ballet memoir and an intimate portrait of an artist in all his vulnerability, passion, and wisdom. “Candid and engrossing” (The Washington Post), A Body of Work is a memoir “for everyone with a heart” (DC Metro Theater Arts).
Dancing At the Edge of Life
Author: Gale Warner
Publisher: Hyperion Books
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Thirty-year-old poet and journalist Gale Warner kept a journal in which she recorded her thirteen-month struggle with lymphoma.
Publisher: Hyperion Books
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Thirty-year-old poet and journalist Gale Warner kept a journal in which she recorded her thirteen-month struggle with lymphoma.
Dance and the Lived Body
Author: Sondra Horton Fraleigh
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Pre
ISBN: 9780822971702
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
In her remarkable book, Sondra Horton Fraleigh examines and describes dance through her consciousness of dance as an art, through the experience of dancing, and through the existential and phenomenological literature on the lived body. She describes, with performance photographs, specific imagery in dance masterworks by Doris Humphrey, Anna Sokolow, Viola Farber, Nina Weiner, and Garth Fagan.
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Pre
ISBN: 9780822971702
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
In her remarkable book, Sondra Horton Fraleigh examines and describes dance through her consciousness of dance as an art, through the experience of dancing, and through the existential and phenomenological literature on the lived body. She describes, with performance photographs, specific imagery in dance masterworks by Doris Humphrey, Anna Sokolow, Viola Farber, Nina Weiner, and Garth Fagan.
Dancing Light
Author: Täo Porchon-Lynch
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781942510000
Category : Spiritual biography
Languages : en
Pages : 475
Book Description
"What is the secret to boundless energy, vitality and a fearless spirit? Millions across the globe have been inspired by 97-year-old Tao Porchon-Lynch-- WWII French Resistance fighter, model, actress, film producer, wine connoisseur, competitive ballroom dancer, and yoga master. In 2012, she was named "Oldest Yoga Teacher" by Guinness World Records. The twinkle in her eyes and the brightness of her spirit capture you. Her YouTube videos have garnered over two million views. In June 2015, she wowed judges on America's Got Talent dancing with her 26-year-old partner to Pitbull's "Fireball." With Peter Pan-like endless youth, she says, "In my head I'm still in my 20's, and I have no intention of ever growing up." How did she get this way and how can we exude such light? [This] is an inspirational autobiography that shows us what is possible-- that we each can live to our highest potential by inhaling life, exhaling strife and dancing to our own rhythm. Through Tao's reflections, we are given the gift of insights from almost a century of wisdom that can be applied to our modern-day challenges. We learn her "secrets" to vitality while taking a soulful odyssey of love and loss, hope and joy"--Amazon.com.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781942510000
Category : Spiritual biography
Languages : en
Pages : 475
Book Description
"What is the secret to boundless energy, vitality and a fearless spirit? Millions across the globe have been inspired by 97-year-old Tao Porchon-Lynch-- WWII French Resistance fighter, model, actress, film producer, wine connoisseur, competitive ballroom dancer, and yoga master. In 2012, she was named "Oldest Yoga Teacher" by Guinness World Records. The twinkle in her eyes and the brightness of her spirit capture you. Her YouTube videos have garnered over two million views. In June 2015, she wowed judges on America's Got Talent dancing with her 26-year-old partner to Pitbull's "Fireball." With Peter Pan-like endless youth, she says, "In my head I'm still in my 20's, and I have no intention of ever growing up." How did she get this way and how can we exude such light? [This] is an inspirational autobiography that shows us what is possible-- that we each can live to our highest potential by inhaling life, exhaling strife and dancing to our own rhythm. Through Tao's reflections, we are given the gift of insights from almost a century of wisdom that can be applied to our modern-day challenges. We learn her "secrets" to vitality while taking a soulful odyssey of love and loss, hope and joy"--Amazon.com.
Dancing in Red Shoes Will Kill You
Author: Dorian Cirrone
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 006188376X
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
Kayla never really thought of her double Ds as "problem breasts." It made them sound like children who wouldn't behave. Kayla Callaway has prima ballerina grace and something else that most ballerinas don't have: a full figure. Her heart is set on a future in dance. Unfortunately, her proportions just got her cast as an ugly stepsister in Florida Arts High School's production of Cinderella. Kayla's disappointment makes her a prime suspect when the dance troupe receives a string of threatening messages.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 006188376X
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
Kayla never really thought of her double Ds as "problem breasts." It made them sound like children who wouldn't behave. Kayla Callaway has prima ballerina grace and something else that most ballerinas don't have: a full figure. Her heart is set on a future in dance. Unfortunately, her proportions just got her cast as an ugly stepsister in Florida Arts High School's production of Cinderella. Kayla's disappointment makes her a prime suspect when the dance troupe receives a string of threatening messages.
Dancing Souls
Author: Kathleen Flanagan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780996417709
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Destiny was abandoned, alone, and isolated ... The Draconian race is trying to destroy the Earth ... the Earthlings are asleep. No one other than the Creator knows the role Dorian is playing as Destiny's protector ... including her four team members. Kindness, gentleness and loving compassion were woven into Destiny's soul. She was empathetic and could hear, see, feel things beyond the physical realm. The Creator asked the questions: Who is ready for the ultimate test? Who is willing to sacrifice themselves if need be? Who would be willing to have their DNA and memory altered to ensure the success of this grand plan? What propelled Destiny to accept the quest that would require her DNA to be altered and lose all knowledge of who she is, who she was? To forfeit her life ... and to be reborn as something she knew was destroying the worlds. Waking up, she is born a Draconian-a race dedicated to selfishness, greed, unrest and war. Destiny is lost ... can she ever be found again?
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780996417709
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Destiny was abandoned, alone, and isolated ... The Draconian race is trying to destroy the Earth ... the Earthlings are asleep. No one other than the Creator knows the role Dorian is playing as Destiny's protector ... including her four team members. Kindness, gentleness and loving compassion were woven into Destiny's soul. She was empathetic and could hear, see, feel things beyond the physical realm. The Creator asked the questions: Who is ready for the ultimate test? Who is willing to sacrifice themselves if need be? Who would be willing to have their DNA and memory altered to ensure the success of this grand plan? What propelled Destiny to accept the quest that would require her DNA to be altered and lose all knowledge of who she is, who she was? To forfeit her life ... and to be reborn as something she knew was destroying the worlds. Waking up, she is born a Draconian-a race dedicated to selfishness, greed, unrest and war. Destiny is lost ... can she ever be found again?
The Black Dancing Body
Author: B. Gottschild
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137039000
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 349
Book Description
What is the essence of black dance in America? To answer that question, Brenda Dixon Gottschild maps an unorthodox 'geography', the geography of the black dancing body, to show the central place black dance has in American culture. From the feet to the butt, to hair to skin/face, and beyond to the soul/spirit, Brenda Dixon Gottschild talks to some of the greatest choreographers of our day including Garth Fagan, Francesca Harper, Meredith Monk, Brenda Buffalino, Doug Elkins, Ralph Lemon, Fernando Bujones, Bill T. Jones, Trisha Brown, Jawole Zollar, Bebe Miller, Sean Curran and Shelly Washington to look at the evolution of black dance and it's importance to American culture. This is a groundbreaking piece of work by one of the foremost African-American dance critics of our day.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137039000
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 349
Book Description
What is the essence of black dance in America? To answer that question, Brenda Dixon Gottschild maps an unorthodox 'geography', the geography of the black dancing body, to show the central place black dance has in American culture. From the feet to the butt, to hair to skin/face, and beyond to the soul/spirit, Brenda Dixon Gottschild talks to some of the greatest choreographers of our day including Garth Fagan, Francesca Harper, Meredith Monk, Brenda Buffalino, Doug Elkins, Ralph Lemon, Fernando Bujones, Bill T. Jones, Trisha Brown, Jawole Zollar, Bebe Miller, Sean Curran and Shelly Washington to look at the evolution of black dance and it's importance to American culture. This is a groundbreaking piece of work by one of the foremost African-American dance critics of our day.