Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataClippinger, Karen S.
Dance anatomy and kinesiology / Karen Clippinger.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN-13: 978-0-88011-531-5 (hard cover)
ISBN-10: 0-88011-531-9 (hard cover)
- Dance--Physiological aspects. 2. Dancing injuries--Prevention. I. Title.
RC1220.D35C55 2007
617.1'02--dc
2006012441
ISBN-10: 0-88011-531-
ISBN-13: 978-0-88011-531-
Copyright © 2007 by Karen Sue Clippinger
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from top to bottom: Holly Clark, Jennifer Fitzgerald, and Dwayne Worthington.
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