Cheryl Pallant: 2 books
Contact Improvisation
An Introduction to a Vitalizing Dance Form
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2017
In most forms of dancing, performers carry out their steps with a distance that keeps them from colliding with each other. Dancer Steve Paxton in the 1970s considered this distance a territory for investigation. His study of intentional contact resulted in a public performance in 1972 in a Soho gallery,...
Writing and the Body in Motion
Awakening Voice through Somatic Practice
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2018
Based upon the author’s lifetime practices as a dancer, poet and teacher, this innovative approach to developing body awareness focuses on achieving self-discovery and well-being through movement, mindfulness and writing. Written from a holistic (rather than dualistic) view of the mind-body duality,...