- Paperback: 240 pages
- Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 1 edition (Dec 9 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0787964069
- ISBN-13: 978-0787964061
- Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 16.7 x 1.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 399 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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"an inspiring book with an impressive repertory of solutions to the psychological and physical problems that challenge every dancer." (Dance Magazine, January 1999)
Excerpt in Dance Magazine, October, 1997.
Listed as a resource in Dance Magazine, January 1999.
Dr. Linda Hamilton, an associate professor at Fordham University, lecturer, psychologist, former dancer with the New York City Ballet, and author of Advice for Dancers, also writes a monthly article, Advice for Dancers, in Dance Magazine.
Excerpt in Dance Magazine, October, 1997.
Listed as a resource in Dance Magazine, January 1999.
Dr. Linda Hamilton, an associate professor at Fordham University, lecturer, psychologist, former dancer with the New York City Ballet, and author of Advice for Dancers, also writes a monthly article, Advice for Dancers, in Dance Magazine.
Book Description
Dancers experience pain, joy, frustration, rapture, failure, applause, and are above the worldly concerns of food, money, and financial security. They live only to dance.
Or do they?
The reality is dancers of all ages, types, and skill levels often experience incredible physical and psychological stress and have traditionally bore their pain in stoic silence.
In this much needed new book, Dance Magazine's Linda Hamilton offers dancers the same type of advice and understanding they have come to trust from her popular monthly column. Psychologist Hamilton--a former dancer with New York City Ballet under the legAndary George Balanchine--offers a complete resource for coping with the day to day pressures of being a dancer. Page after page is filled with the insight that can only come from a person who has been intimately involved in the world of dance.
Hamilton outlines strategies for dancers for dealing with a variety of common physical and psychological issues and shows how to be true to your passion and bring back the joy in dancing. The book is filled with answers to dancer's most often asked questions and offers practical methods for dealing with such difficult problems as eating disorders, substance abuse, ruthless competition, and performance anxiety. Advice for Dancers will teach you how to:
* Achieve you physical potential and select the dance technique that's right for you
* Find out which teaching practices you can trust and why
* Learn how to reach your optimal weight without compromising your energy, health, and career
* Develop healthy relationships both inside and outside the dance studio
* Use a variety of resources to get work, roles, and promotions
* Perform technical feats in front of an audience even when you are frightened
Advice for Dancers is a result of Hamiltion's extensive research and years clinical work with dancers and includes information for a survey of more that 1,000 dancers from across the country.
Or do they?
The reality is dancers of all ages, types, and skill levels often experience incredible physical and psychological stress and have traditionally bore their pain in stoic silence.
In this much needed new book, Dance Magazine's Linda Hamilton offers dancers the same type of advice and understanding they have come to trust from her popular monthly column. Psychologist Hamilton--a former dancer with New York City Ballet under the legAndary George Balanchine--offers a complete resource for coping with the day to day pressures of being a dancer. Page after page is filled with the insight that can only come from a person who has been intimately involved in the world of dance.
Hamilton outlines strategies for dancers for dealing with a variety of common physical and psychological issues and shows how to be true to your passion and bring back the joy in dancing. The book is filled with answers to dancer's most often asked questions and offers practical methods for dealing with such difficult problems as eating disorders, substance abuse, ruthless competition, and performance anxiety. Advice for Dancers will teach you how to:
* Achieve you physical potential and select the dance technique that's right for you
* Find out which teaching practices you can trust and why
* Learn how to reach your optimal weight without compromising your energy, health, and career
* Develop healthy relationships both inside and outside the dance studio
* Use a variety of resources to get work, roles, and promotions
* Perform technical feats in front of an audience even when you are frightened
Advice for Dancers is a result of Hamiltion's extensive research and years clinical work with dancers and includes information for a survey of more that 1,000 dancers from across the country.
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Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
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This review is from: Advice for Dancers: Emotional Counsel and Practical Strategies (Paperback)
I have danced since age 3 and I am 28 now. I took about 7 years off, did a degree at university and found this book on amazon.ca; I figured it was a shot in the dark, why not read it and see what advice it has. I had a dream of doing a ballet exam and always lacked the confidence, so I decided to do an adult class and make a goal of doing an exam. This book inspired me so much that I actually did an audition and got into my chosen program!As a book, it is extremely comprehensive. It discusses nutrition, body image, friends in ballet, how to not set yourself up for failure, what to expect in an audition and career transitions out of the dance field. Because a dancer's 'career' in dance is so short, this is a valuable tool for anyone thinking of a career in dance, or even just a serious student. I would have loved to get it for a gift!
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For BALLET dancers,
This review is from: Advice for Dancers: Emotional Counsel and Practical Strategies (Hardcover)
I found the advice given in this book to be simple common sense, In other words, I have that so I should have used it to flip through the pages and see I did not need this book! Also, it is directed only at ballet dancers- I am a jazz dancer(though I study ballet as well). Still, I felt discounted. Dance describes so many diferrent genres. The title should have specified it's focus.
5.0 out of 5 stars
This is the best book out there for all dancers of any age !,
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This review is from: Advice for Dancers: Emotional Counsel and Practical Strategies (Hardcover)
I found that this book is the ONLY book that I can trust with for ALL of my dancing questions. I have read numerous other books on dance and none of the them compare to this. Mrs.Hamilton has helped me through all of the struggles that every dancer goes through from audiioning advice to how to break in my pointe shoes more effectively to improving my tecnique and many, many others. I would HAVE to give this book a 5 stars. ADVICE FOR DANCERS is a definate must have for every dancer out there!!!
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