Teaching Dancing with Ideokinetic Principles

Subject Index

Subject Index anatomical ~ imagery, 32, 92 ~ knowledge in abstract, 11 ~ study and teaching ballet, 103 imagery and functional ~ knowledge, 87 anatomy ~ classes, 11 functional ~, 2, 87 rote learning of ~, 2 simple ~ lesson, 61 study of ~ not about muscles, 104 axis of gravity ~ and “the empty suit,” 31 ~ as “plumb line,” 30, 32 behaviorism, consequences of ~, 84–85 body ~ and “stretch reflex,” 50 ~ mechanics, 70, 98–99 ~ types mentioned, 101 better dancing and ~ balance, 69 criticism of “Magic ~,” 44–45 no perfect ~, 105 imagery when ~ isn’t moving, 90, 98 separate ~ techniques from dancing, 33 buttocks ~ “clenched,” 10 tightening the ~, 70, 87 tucking the ~ or pelvis under, 7, 8 constructive rest position (CRP), xi, 21–22 ~ by Sweigard [bag of sand], 35–36 dance ~ teachers, 12 aesthetic surface of the ~ vs. surface of dancer’s body, 65 body mechanics in the ~, 70 liabilities in ~ classes, 101 postmodernism in the ~ world, 108–109 science not concerned with the ~, 42 dancer(s) ~ and brainwork, 44 ~ and CRP, 72 ~ and kinesthetic awareness, 107 ~ and language use, 54 ~ and responsibility, 53 ~, nondancers and ideokinesis, 37 ~ quotes [Kirkland], 60–61, 64, 65–66, 79–80, 81 ~ surpass normal moves, 57 few ~ reverse effects of mirror, 80 José Limon, 62–63, 66 Liane Plane, 60–61, 66 Lucas Hoving, 58–59, 66 the ~ posture, 47–53 dancing ~ (the act) and imagery, 93, 94 ~ and myth of Narcissus, 79 ~ and petticoats, 117 better ~ only through posture, 34 defects of arqué and jarretté legs in ~, [Noverre], 114–116 Noverre on ~, 113ff relation between imagery and ~, 67 i-xiv_1-130_Will.indd 125 7/8/11 12:28 PM 126 Subject Index feet ~ and “toe shoes,” 105 deformed ~, 105 turn-out of the ~, 6, 61, 70, 87, 105 habit(s) body mechanics as neuro-muscular ~, 99 development of ~, xii good ~ through posture change, 34 imagery and ~, 90 section on ~, 97–99 walking bundles of ~, 100 head, 75–76 hip(s) ~ vs. thigh joints, 2, 12 distorted ~, 105 visualizing one’s ~, 19 ideokinesis ~ and baking biscuits, 38 ~ in dance classes, x, 32 ~ and general housework, 39 ~ and “growing up,” 43 ~ and inhospitable atmosphere, 85 ~ and Kathak, 29, 31, 43 ~ and life changes, 63 ~ and “lip service,” 66 ~ and mime, 28–29, 30–31, 43 ~ misuse, 27 ~ and movement potential, 46 ~ as mystical flights of fancy, 45 ~ not about “malfunction,” 55 ~ not medical treatment, 28 ~ and old posture training, 43 ~ and self-discipline 94 dancers, nondancers and ~, 37 dancers use ~ when hurt, 58 remedial effect of ~, 107 resistance to ~, 43 use principles only, x, 12–13, 25 image(s) ~ and communication, 88 ~ as metaphors, 90 ~ of lemon for arabesque, 88 ~ in opposition to moves, 64 ~ of turtle, 92 concept of ~, 83 faulty movement and wrong ~, 12 ingrained visual ~, 77 kinds of ~, x, 1 as “Mental Practice,” xi, 83–84 mirror ~, 73, 76 problems in use of ~, 73, 88 social ~ of body, 18 imagery ~ for audience, 64 ~ and dance performance, 25 ~ and liabilities of teaching in U.S., 112 ~, the living body and Todd, 27 ~ as “visioning,” 95 ~ of what not to do, 86 ~ without moving, 67, 92 consequences of negative ~, 87 kinds of ~, 90–91 kinesthetic ~ as mental practice, 83–84 leave ideokinetic ~ out of mime and dance forms, 32 “memory ~,” 85 outside vs. inside ~, 76 popular uses of ~, 95 positive ~, 86–87 relation between ~ and dancing, 67 Richardson’s definition of ~, 83–84 significance of ~, 84 unexamined ~, 1–2 verbal ~, 1, 2 verbal delivery of ~, xii, 86ff wrong ~, 7, 12 imagination ~ and no muscular effort, 98 ~ and visualization, 92 ideokinetic power of ~, 5 kinesthesia ~ and the sixth sense, 81–82 ~ vs. two-dimensional images, 75, 76 definition of ~ [Farnell], 40–41, 82 kinesthetic ~ awareness and Barbara Clark, 106 ~ awareness and ordinary moves, 38 ~ awareness and recreational dancing, 107 ~ awareness for nondancers, 37–38 ~ images “inside” the body, 76, 90 ~ sense provides information, 82 direct vs. indirect ~ awareness, xi, 42 visual and ~ imagery, 85, 93 knees distorted ~, 105 “Don’t bend your ~,” 86–87 turn-out of ~ 5–6, 7 legs ~ and “fifth position,” 71 i-xiv_1-130_Will.indd 126 7/8/11 12:28 PM Subject Index 127 arqué and jarretté ~, xii, 101, 103, 116 comparing moves of ~ [Noverre], 115–116 defects in ~ for dancing, 114–115 functional ability of ~, 49 lexicon(s) ~ of body, 18–19 social, anatomical ~, xi, 2, 55 light beams, ~ center muscle action, 14 ~ as centralizing images, 106 purpose for ~, 13, 106 lines ~ of energy [Fleshman...