Conditioning for Dance | Eric Franklin

Conditioning for Dance by Eric Franklin is a practical conditioning guide designed to help dancers develop the physical and mental qualities required for effective dance performance.

Combining dance-specific exercises with imagery and body awareness, the book focuses on coordination, balance, alignment, flexibility, core strength, leg and torso power, turns, jumps, and turnout. Franklin also demonstrates how elastic resistance bands, movement imagery, and targeted exercises can be incorporated into dance conditioning.

The book includes 160 dance-specific exercises and 170 imagery illustrations, culminating in a 20-minute full-body conditioning routine for warming up, conditioning the body, and refining dance technique. Its approach is applicable across different dance forms rather than being limited to a single style.

Contents

1. Mind–Body Conditioning
2. Embodied Imagery
3. Reflexive Balance
4. Relaxed Flexibility
5. Aligned Movement for Improved Technique
6. Strengthening the Center
7. Building Power in the Legs and Feet
8. Developing Power in the Torso and Arms
9. Improving Turns, Jumps, and Turnout
10. Thera-Band Centre Workout
    • Bibliographical References
    • Index