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Title
Accessing the centre: complementary conditioning & somatic wellness for competitive Irish step dance
Description
This thesis examines the integration of somatic principles into Irish Step Dancing. The researcher conducted a twelve week case study that explored how utilizing the Centre-line Support System in training competitive Irish Step Dancers, through integrating Alexander Technique and Bartenieff Fundamentals of Total Body Connectivity can generate increased height and efficiency in jumping and an improvement in upper-body carriage, while longitudinally reducing the occurrence of over-use injuries. Research occurred between January and March 2012 in Tucson, Arizona and Dublin, Ireland. Additional research and reflection occurred in Belfast, Glasgow, and London, United Kingdom; Limerick, Cork, and Galway, Ireland; Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Chicago, Illinois; Phoenix, Arizona; and Los Angeles, California.
Date Created
2012
Contributors
- Buck, Helen (Author)
- Vissicaro, Pegge (Thesis advisor)
- Hoffner, Kristin (Committee member)
- Jackson, Naomi (Committee member)
- Arizona State University (Publisher)
Topical Subject
Resource Type
Extent
viii, 125 p. : ill. (chiefly col.)
Language
eng
Copyright Statement
In Copyright
Primary Member of
Peer-reviewed
No
Open Access
No
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.15831
Statement of Responsibility
by Helen Buck
Description Source
Viewed on Jan. 31, 2013
Level of coding
full
Note
Vita
thesis
Partial requirement for: M.F.A., Arizona State University, 2012
bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 61-62)
Field of study: Dance
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