Introduction 1
1 Accepting the Dancer You Are 9
2 Teaching Practices: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly 35
3 Focusing on Body Shape and Appearance 55
4 Your Relationships: Friends or Foes? 77
5 So You Want to Be a Professional 99
6 Performing at Your Peak 123
7 The Mind-Body Connection: Injuries and Your Health 147
8 Is There Life After Dance? 173
Resource Directory 193
Bibliography 213
Further Reading 217
About the Author 219
Index 221
Linda H. Hamilton Ph.D., is a columnist for Dance Magazine and a clinical psychologist in private practice in New York City.
"an inspiring book with an impressive repertory of solutions to the
psychological and physical problems that challenge every dancer."
(Dance Magazine, January 1999)
Excerpt in Dance Magazine, October, 1997.
Listed as a resource in Dance Magazine, January 1999.
Dr. Linda Hamilton, an associate professor at Fordham University,
lecturer, psychologist, former dancer with the New York City
Ballet, and author of Advice for Dancers, also writes a monthly
article, Advice for Dancers, in Dance Magazine.
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