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Hazards and health of dance

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Title
Hazards and health of dance
Additional title: Invitation to dance (Radio program)
Names
Terry, Walter (Speaker)
Collection

Dance Audio Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1967-03-19
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZTO 7-84
Topics
Dancing injuries
Ballet dancing for children -- Study and teaching
Dance therapy
Dancers -- Health and hygiene
Genres
Radio programs
Notes
Content: Walter Terry speaks about the both the hazards and healthy aspects of dance; broadcast on March 19, 1967 by radio station WNYC, New York, on its series Invitation to dance.
Funding: The processing and cataloging of this recording was made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. The support of the National Endowment for the Arts is also gratefully acknowledged.
Venue: Recorded and broadcast by radio station WNYC, New York for its program Invitation to dance Broadcast on March 19, 1967 New York (N.Y.)
Content: [Music, introduction and closing remarks by unidentified speaker.]
Physical Description
Audiotape reel
Extent: 1 audiotape reel (approximately 26 minutes) : analog, 7.5 ips, acetate, full-track, 7 in.
The sound quality is very good.
Description
Walter Terry speaks about the injuries dancers suffer: the variation in severity, their causes, the necessity of warming up for class or performance, and particular examples of accidents and injuries; the dangers of putting young girls on pointe without adequate training at too early an age; more examples of injuries. Terry then discusses the healthy aspects of dance training: as exercise to keep fit; as physical therapy for muscular or skeletal problems, injuries, and disease; Hindu mudras; dance as therapy for the mentally and emotionally disturbed; and the longevity of dancers, with reference to many examples.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 36936948
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12117196
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6acbe2f0-3471-0137-e8f8-43cb71b9949b
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1967: Created
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Hazards and health of dance" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1967. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ac702610-3ba6-0134-1ae5-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Hazards and health of dance" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ac702610-3ba6-0134-1ae5-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1967). Hazards and health of dance Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ac702610-3ba6-0134-1ae5-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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Hazards and health of dance