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Mind your body: meditation: how stillness improves performance skills.

Publication: Dance Magazine
Publication Date: 01-NOV-06
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
It's time for your entrance. Your mind (not to mention your heart) is racing. You're worried about your props, hoping your costume won't malfunction, and you're desperately trying to remember that chunk of last-second choreography. But there's a way to calm preshow jitters and monkey-minded brain antics: Learn the art of meditation.

Meditation allows the mind to become calm and focused. It produces physical relaxation and states of grace that enhance performance skills. Though ritual meditation is part of several major religions, it doesn't have to be a religious activity. Dance Magazine spoke to three dancers about the benefits of their practice.

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