Thursday, March 15, 2012: 11:45 AM-2:00 PM
Convention Center: Ballroom C
NDA/National Dance Association
| Presider: | Lynnette Y. Overby, University of Delaware, Newark, DE |
| Speaker: | Eric Franklin, Franklin-Method Institute, Weitzikon, Switzerland |
Eric Franklin (Franklin-Method Institute) introduces anatomically based motor imagery to promote safe dance technique and prevent injury with a focus on the plié: Its purpose in dance training and performance, its sound biomechanical performance and how it is best employed to create healthy and expressive technique for turnout, jumps, and balance. The relationship between educational tools and dance science is provided at each step of the process. Registrants: please bring your lunch.
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