Not Just Any Body : Advancing Health, Well-being and Excellence in Dance and Dancers

by Richard Alston, Karen Kain, Deborah Jowitt

Not Just Any Body provides a stimulating primer of the issues facing the dance world today. Chapters include The Dancer's Career, Dancer as Athlete, Safety in Dance, Dance of Perfection and Writing About Dance. Developed from the Not Just Any Body satellite-linked international conference co-convened in Toronto and The Hague, much of the text is written by dancers themselves, providing a rare insider's perspective.

194 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

Professor of Roman History, Royal Holloway. Richard has worked extensively on social and economic history of the Roman imperial period. His work is at the interface of ancient history and modern social theory. His interest in reception is in the history of urbanism and in political philosophy.