2002-05-18 Informative but not as specific as I'd hoped.

Although the science was in depth, it seemed to cover everything without actually explaining what it set out to. As the authors seem to have concluded, every dancer is different and there is no formula that works 100% of the time. Add to that the fact that it was supposedly aimed at dance teachers, yet went beyond A-Level biology and sports science knowledge without adequate layman's explanations and you have some very confused dancers running around.

I found the book interesting, but more as a sports science source with some mention of non-specific dance examples than an intense guide to improving or understanding dance. I felt that more could have been done to make the information applicable to the wider audience, the non-scientist dancers themselves.