Resources

Useful Reading:

Amans, D. (2008). An Introduction to Community Dance Practice Palgrave Macmillan:UK

Brinson, P & Dick F. (2006).Fit to dance? London: Dance UK

Franklin, E.(2003).Pelvic Power,Mind/Body Exercises for Strength,Flexibility, Posture, and Balance, for Men and Women.NJ: Princeton Book Co

Franklin, E. (2003).Conditioning for Dance Europe: Human Kinetics

Hamilton, L. (2009). The Dancer’s Way. St Martin’s Griffin: NY

Koutedakis, Y & Sharp, N.C.C. (1999)The Fit and Healthy Dancer. NY: John Wiley & Sons

Laws, H. (2005).Fit to dance 2. UK: Dance UK

Mastin, Z (2009). Nutrition for the Dancer. Dance Books: Alton UK

Solomon, R, Solomon J, and Cerny Minton S. (2005)Preventing Dance Injuries.UK:HumanKinetics.

Journals:

Journal of Dance Medicine and Science

Magazines:

Men’s Health

Womens Fitness

Animated (Foundation for Community Dance magazine)

Websites

www.iadms.org

www.danceuk.org

Presentations/Handouts

Nutrition for the Dancer

Video clips

http://www.dancetothis.com/media/videos/go/view/podcast_id/520

News and Radio Clips

The ‘Sugar Plum Fairy’ story – the dancer criticised for eating ‘one too many sugar plums’!

45 minutes in – a discussion about a dancers weight, perfectionism and dancer’s health. Emma Redding on The Peter Levy Show.