{"product_id":"advice-for-dancers-isbn-9780787964061","title":"Advice for Dancers","description":"\u003cb\u003eDancers experience pain, joy, frustration, rapture, failure, applause, and are above the worldly concerns of food, money, and financial security. They live only to dance.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOr do they?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe reality is dancers of all ages, types, and skill levels often experience incredible physical and psychological stress and have traditionally bore their pain in stoic silence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this much needed new book, \u003ci\u003eDance Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e's Linda Hamilton offers dancers the same type of advice and understanding they have come to trust from her popular monthly column. Psychologist Hamilton--a former dancer with New York City Ballet under the legendary George Balanchine--offers a complete resource for coping with the day to day pressures of being a dancer. Page after page is filled with the insight that can only come from a person who has been intimately involved in the world of dance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHamilton outlines strategies for dancers for dealing with a variety of common physical and psychological issues and shows how to be true to your passion and bring back the joy in dancing. The book is filled with answers to dancer's most often asked questions and offers practical methods for dealing with such difficult problems as eating disorders, substance abuse, ruthless competition, and performance anxiety. Advice for Dancers will teach you how to:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAchieve you physical potential and select the dance technique that's right for you\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFind out which teaching practices you can trust and why\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLearn how to reach your optimal weight without compromising your energy, health, and career\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDevelop healthy relationships both inside and outside the dance studio\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUse a variety of resources to get work, roles, and promotions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePerform technical feats in front of an audience even when you are frightened\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdvice for Dancers\u003c\/i\u003e is a result of Hamiltion's extensive research and years clinical work with dancers and includes information for a survey of more that 1,000 dancers from across the country.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Accepting the Dancer You Are 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Teaching Practices: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Focusing on Body Shape and Appearance 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Your Relationships: Friends or Foes? 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 So You Want to Be a Professional 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Performing at Your Peak 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 The Mind-Body Connection: Injuries and Your Health 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Is There Life After Dance? 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResource Directory 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 221\u003c\/p\u003e  \"an inspiring book with an impressive repertory of solutions to the psychological and physical problems that challenge every dancer.\" (Dance Magazine, January 1999)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Excerpt in Dance Magazine, October, 1997.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Listed as a resource in Dance Magazine, January 1999.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Dr. Linda Hamilton, an associate professor at Fordham University, lecturer, psychologist, former dancer with the New York City Ballet, and author of Advice for Dancers, also writes a monthly article, Advice for Dancers, in Dance Magazine. \u003cb\u003eLinda H. Hamilton\u003c\/b\u003e Ph.D., is a columnist for Dance Magazine and a clinical psychologist in private practice in New York City.  \"Linda Hamilton's book is excellent and needed. She touches on all aspects of being a dancer.\" \u003cbr\u003e  — Jacques d' Amboise, founder, National Dance Institute, New York  \u003cp\u003e\"This book is an excellent guide that addresses the social, emotional, and physical needs of the developing dancer. I often recommend it as a resource for our students and their parents.\"\u003cbr\u003e  — Peter J. Libman, Director of Student Life, School of American Ballet\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Dr. Linda Hamilton has for years brought her expertise and very special knowledge, both as a clinical psychologist and former dancer with the New York City Ballet, to her widely read column in Dance Magazine. Now she extends the range of her work to embrace the dancer and his or her body¾the problems that can be encountered, the symptoms that can be noticed, and, most important, the action that can be taken. Dr. Hamilton is one of the liveliest writers on dance today, and she has the ability to bring everyday classes and stage stress and strains to vivid and immediate life.\"\u003cbr\u003e  — Clive Barnes, senior theater critic, the New York Post, and senior consulting editor, \u003ci\u003eDance Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The advice and information in this book should be considered the 'gold standard' for anyone involved in the dance world. Linda Hamilton covers all the necessary elements in a dancer's life, and all dancers can benefit from the practical strategies that she recommends to reduce excessive stress, whether it is mental or physical.\"\u003cbr\u003e  — Marika Molnar, PT, director of physical therapy, Westside Dance Physical Therapy and New York City Ballet and the School of American Ballet\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988699398373,"sku":"NP9780787964061","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780787964061.jpg?v=1761781241","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/advice-for-dancers-isbn-9780787964061","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}