The Dancer Prepares: Modern Dance for Beginners

by James Penrod, Janice Gudde Plastino

Designed for beginning and intermediate courses, this accessible, easy-to-read text provides students with concrete, practical information on both the technical and creative aspects of modern dance. It also covers the basics of anatomy, including posture and injury concerns.

144 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1997

Reviews

[Letitia · Rating 2 out of 5]

The information is too dense and poorly organized, not to mention dry. Even for someone interested in dance, it is too borin to follow or retain. The illustrations are poorly drawn and there is not enough of them!

[Kathleen]

Not fair for me to rate this, because it was written for dancers. I enjoyed the intro and the chapter on history, and then skipped around. The book also includes a very helpful glossary. Great book for, as the title indicates, a beginning student of modern dance.

[Maria · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good book for dancers beginner and advanced. I learned things that I have never been taught even through all of the years I have been dancing.

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book for dancers! Really informative~