New Books In Dance

I can still remember being an undergraduate student, going from dance class to dance class and working as hard as I could each day. In the midst of all of that sweat and hard work, I was often curious about the techniques I was required to study. Sure, we had courses in dance history – but very seldom was a link made between what we did in the studio and what we learned in those courses. Often, movement exercises were presented with very little context. I always wanted more…I wanted to know not just what we were supposed to do but why and how those approaches to movement were developed. Through independent study and some guidance from my teachers, I was able to whet my appetite but admittedly, I was often left wanting more. I’m excited that today’s dance students and educators have resources that will help them fair much better than I did. One such resource is Introduction to Modern Dance Techniques (Princeton Book Company, 2011), the first book by choreographer, dancer and teacher, Joshua Legg.  This user-f