Moving through Life Moving through Life

Moving through Life

Essential Lessons of Dance

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Publisher Description

A story of resilience, joyful creativity, and the empowering potential of dance  



Moving through Life traces the
journey of influential dancer, teacher, and choreographer Naomi Goldberg
Haas. Sharing her lifelong love of movement, her experiences as a
dancer with chronic health conditions, and accessible exercises from her
work with dancers of all ages and abilities, Goldberg Haas encourages
readers to integrate dance into their lives and to move with awareness,
creativity, and joy. Goldberg Haas describes her early years as an
emerging dancer at the School of American Ballet and how she explored
and reveled in many dance forms throughout her career. She takes readers
from a focus on fundamentals such as balance, strength, and flexibility
to a deeper understanding of dance as a transformational community
practice. With a unique perspective informed by navigating a
degenerative neuromuscular disease, Goldberg Haas conveys a positive
message: dance is an opportunity for renewal and growth at all stages of
life.            



Alongside Goldberg Haas’s story, this
book provides insights and step-by-step instructions from the Movement Speaks® curriculum developed by Goldberg Haas for her nonprofit Dances
for a Variable Population, a program that brings dance to older adults
in New York City. Readers will learn from Goldberg Haas to exercise both
their bodies and minds in ways that work for them. They will discover
for themselves what Goldberg Haas’s life illustrates—the value of dance
in improving physical, mental, and social wellbeing.             

In a
memoir of personal struggle, resilience, and celebration, Goldberg Haas
portrays many of the changes that can come with aging and embraces the
empowering potential of dance. From childhood memories to moments of
epiphany later in life, this account from a leading figure in the dance
community shows how movement can enrich and improve the lives of
everyone.  

GENRE
Arts & Entertainment
RELEASED
2025
March 4
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
224
Pages
PUBLISHER
University Press of Florida
SELLER
Ingram DV LLC
SIZE
7.1
MB