Product Catalogue

Enhancing the Body / Brain Connection:
The Inner Dance of Success

by Deborah Vogel

When your thoughts, emotions and actions are in alignment, miracles happen! This ebook will teach you the steps to create the life you desire by changing your mindset — which directly influences your emotions and actions. Creating optimal performance is important in the classroom, on stage, and in everyday life. There is science behind optimizing the body/brain connection. You will learn how to focus your thoughts and the power of mental rehearsals. The wisdom of soft strength and using ideokinesis to improve flexibility without stretching, and much, much more.

available for download in PDF format only

US $19.95            Code DVBBCEBK

Train Your Brain: A Teen's Guide to Well Being

by Deborah Vogel

This book is designed for teens and pre-teens as a way to begin the dialogue about self-sabotaging beliefs and thoughts that so influence our student's patterns of behavior and success. This 48 page book introduces eight teens with common problems and challenges such as how to take charge of your feelings and how to perform like a pro in the dance studio or anywhere and everywhere. They will learn techniques such as Mental Rehearsing, Creating a Feeling, Refocusing and a very powerful Acting as If. These fun activities will help to train your brain — whether a teen or an adult — towards success.

48 pages. paperback

US $11.95            Code DVTYB

Core Stability DVD

by Laura Helsel

On this 118 minute DVD, Laura Helsel will provide you with the tools and knowledge to develop a strong core — the key to improved posture and a healthier spine. This programmable DVD contains a unique 20-minute education section, which not only shows you what to do, but also explains why you are doing it. The exercise portion of the program teaches you the concepts and correct implementation of basic core muscle stability through clear and concise demonstration and verbal cues.

Whether you suffer from back pain or simply want to increase your core strength, this DVD will show you the foundation for healthy, pain-free movement.

available on DVD. 118 minutes

US $40            Code DVCS

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Analyzing Arabesque DVD

by Deborah Vogel

Arabesque is one of the most beautiful movements in dance, epitomizing the grace, beauty and strength of a dancer. This DVD will help you improve your eye for analyzing the pieces and parts of arabesque and give useful suggestions for stretches and strengtheners to correct muscular imbalances that may be holding you back from a more optimal arabesque. In this DVD you will learn a 'miracle stretch' to lift the arabesque leg, and what true hip extension is. Learn how to eccentrically train the abdominals for support and improve the range of motion through the power of the body/brain connection.

available on DVD only

US $45            Code DVAA

Dancing Smart:
Tips to Improve Your Technique and Enhance Your Performance

by Deborah Vogel

This Dancing Smart ebook is a compilation of questions that dancers and teachers have sent into the Dancing Smart Newsletter over the years. The questions are organized by body part and can be quickly and easily accessed from links in the table of contents. This is an invaluable resource to have on your computer desktop. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader installed in your computer to open these files. A free download of Adobe Acrobat Reader is available online.

available for download in PDF format only

US $9.95            Code DVDSNEBK