Motor learning and control for dance
Subtitle: principles and practices for performers and teachers
By: Donna H. Krasnow, PhD, York University, Toronto, Canada, Professor Emerita, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, California ; M. Virginia Wilmerding, PhD., University of New Mexico
Contributors: Wilmerding, Virginia, author
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 323
ISBN-13: 9781450457415
Subjects: Dance; Physiological aspects; Psychology of Movement; Study and teaching; Motor learning
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Foundations of motor behavior; title: Motor development. Theories of motor development ; Development of postural control and balance ; Development of locomotor skills ; Development of ballistic skills; title: Motor control. Organization of motor control ; Attention and performance ; Motor control and the sensory systems ; Motor control and central organization ; Speed, accuracy, and coordination; title: Motor learning. Theories and concepts of motor learning ; Instructional strategies ; Motivation ; Conditions of practice ; Retention and transfer ; Mental practice and imagery.