Body-mind conditioning; embodied imagery for dance; balance; relaxed flexibility; aligned movement technique; strength in centre; power for legs; power for torso; jumps and turns; barre workout.
Eric Franklin has more than 20 years' experience as a dancer and
choreographer. In addition to earning a BFA from New York
University's Tisch School of the Arts and a BS from the University
of Zurich, he has studied and trained with some of the top movement
imagery specialists around the world and used this training as a
professional dancer in New York.
Franklin has shared imaging techniques in his teaching since 1986.
He is founder and director of the Institute for Movement Imagery
Education and is a guest professor at the Universities of Bern,
Vienna, Dresden Linz, and Salzburg. Most recently he has taught at
the Royal Ballet School in London and at the Royal Academy of Dance
in Dublin. Franklin has been on the faculty of the American Dance
Festival since 1991 and teaches at universities, dance centers, and
dance festivals in the United States and throughout Europe.
Franklin is author of Dynamic Alignment Through Imagery and Dance
Imagery for Technique and Performance. He also coauthored the
bestselling book Breakdance, which received a New York City Public
Library Prize in 1984. He is a member of the International
Association of Dance Medicine and Science.
Franklin lives near Zurich, Switzerland, with his wife, Gabriela,
and their two children.
From Dance Teacher
"A worthwhile read for dancers and teachers."
From Library Journal
"Dancers looking for more range of movement, power, or a way to
address a specific problem will find this text valuable. Readers
interested in kinesiology and sport medicine will also appreciate
it. Recommended for larger public and academic libraries."
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