Dance — Attention and Focus in Dance

By Human Kinetics Recently, the Swiss Dance Association interviewed Clare Guss-West about her dance experience and the origins of attention and focus in dance. Clare is a former professional dancer, choreographer, holistic health practitioner, and Human Kinetics...

By Clare Guss-West, Director of the Dance & Creative Wellness Foundation  For most of us, shifting attention in dance is like learning a new language that becomes more familiar with practice. Even just becoming aware...

By Clare Guss-West, Director of the Dance & Creative Wellness Foundation  In my direct experience of teaching dancers, I have learned that we frequently use multiple types of feedback from diverse sources involving both self-related,...

By Ali Duffy, PhD, associate professor of dance at Texas Tech University and founder and artistic director of Flatlands Dance Theatre The first year after graduation can be overwhelming as dance students transition from college to the...

By Clare Guss-West, Director of the Dance & Creative Wellness Foundation    There is, in general, a lack of a systematic attention and focus strategy or of consistent mental training for dancers, in comparison to the heavy...

By Clare Guss-West, Director of the Dance & Creative Wellness Foundation  What is the power of attentional focus and what can it add to your dance teaching and performance? Here is a brief overview that...