Fit to dance? : the report of the national inquiry into dancers' health and injury / by Peter Brinson and Fiona Dick.
By: Brinson, Peter
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Contributor(s): Dick, Fiona | Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian | Dance UK (Organization).
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BookPublisher: London : Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, 1996Description: 182p : ill, ports ; 23cm + pbk.ISBN: 0903319705 (m); 9780903319706.Subject(s): Dancers -- Health and hygiene -- Great Britain | Dancers -- Great Britain -- Nutrition | Dancing injuries -- Prevention | Physical fitness | United Kingdom, Great Britain | Dance | Personal & public healthDDC classification: 617.1 BRI Summary: This inquiry into dancers' health and injuries, concludes that the creation of a nationwide health and injury service is urgently needed and will only progress through the combined efforts of the dance profession, teachers, funding bodies and healthcare professionals.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Kerry North Campus Library First Floor Main | 617.1 BRI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 38888000046270 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Dance is a high risk business. Injury can end a career. As in sport, damage can be done through accidents or excessive demands on the body. Long hours of work, inappropriate eating habits and inadequate working conditions can also undermine dancer's health. Dancers face greater demands than ever before. A comprehensive health and injury service does not exist for dancers.
"This report and related research has been administered and part funded by Dance UK as part of its Healthier Dancer Programme" -- t.p. verso.
Bibliography: p176-178.
This inquiry into dancers' health and injuries, concludes that the creation of a nationwide health and injury service is urgently needed and will only progress through the combined efforts of the dance profession, teachers, funding bodies and healthcare professionals.