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Physics, dance, and the pas de deux / Kenneth Laws and Cynthia Harvey, photographs by Martha Swope.
- Title
- Physics, dance, and the pas de deux / Kenneth Laws and Cynthia Harvey, photographs by Martha Swope.
- Author
- Laws, Kenneth.
- Publication
- New York : Schirmer Books ; Toronto : Maxwell Macmillan Canada ; New York : Maxwell Macmillan International, c1994.
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| Status | Vol/Date | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| text | Text | Use in library | QP310.D35 L389 1994 text | Off-site |
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- Description
- xviii, 227 p. : ill.; 23 cm. +
- Summary
- This book applies basic principles of physics to the art of dance, opening up anew level of appreciation for lovers of the form. Using simple, nontechnical terms, Laws and Harvey describe how those laws affect dancing bodies.--[book cover].
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Videotapes.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Balance -- Motions without turns -- Pirouettes -- Turns in the air -- The effects of body size -- The image and experience of the Pas de Deux -- A physical analysis of partnering -- The mechanics of partnered turns -- The mechanics of lifts -- The "Black Swan" Pas de Deux -- Ice skating -- A step into the future.
- ISBN
- 002871329X (book and video)
- 0028713265
- 0028713273 (video)
- LCCN
- ^^^93039903^
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library