 Maria Fay's floor barre.
Author: Fay , Maria Published: 2003 In her long and varied career as a dancer, teacher, choreographer and coach, Maria Fay became constantly aware of the existence of too many injured dancers. She became convinced that many of the traumatic and acute injuries she saw might have been avoided with the use of a corrective and preventative exercise regime specifically devised for the dancer's finely tuned and delicate muscle tone. Gradually she invented many new exercises as well as adopting some suitable ones from other movement systems such as Yoga and Pilates, and tried them out on injured dancers, with remarkable results. This book is a detailed technical manual of Maria Fay's system, with 280 exercises and enchainments, 3 sample classes, and over 150 photographs and drawings: an invaluable tool for dancers, teachers, and students. |
