The Art & Science of Cueing: Best Cueing Practices for Successfully Teaching Yoga, Pilates and Dance

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A Guide for Beginning to Advanced Movement Teachers – Improve Your Cueing Skills – Learn to Use Anatomical Imagery and Metaphorical Cues In The Art & Science of Cueing , Eric Franklin demonstrates creative cueing techniques that movement and fitness instructors can use to ensure students train with precise, tension-free movement. From basic concepts such as understanding the movement modality and assessing the comprehension level of students, to more elaborate techniques such as using anatomical imagery and metaphorical cues, Franklin covers a wide range of teaching topics. The book includes tips for cueing dance, Pilates and yoga sequences for teachers. Vivid cues, both verbal and non-verbal, are explained so that instructors can readily incorporate them and help movement learners develop their talent. In The Art & Science of Cueing , you’ll learn: What a cue is and the different types of cues Movement modalities and cueing styles How to cue for dance, Pilates and yoga sequencing Cueing through imagery, words and touch How much anatomical information to include in a cue What to do when cues don’t work How to find the right amount of cues Timing of cues Much more Combined with illustrations and photographs that bring the concepts to life, the book taps into Franklin’s imagination to equip both beginning and master teachers with the knowledge to inspire lifelong movement proficiency. Written by Eric Franklin. Illustrated. Softcover; 68 pages. Review: Very useful book with guidelines on cueing - The content of the book looks useful! I skimmed the pages and I am looking forward to reading it. This book appears to be the perfect length to me for this topic. The content has a section on an appropriate amount of anatomy to include in cues that I am looking forward to. Review: I think every Pilates instructor should have this book! - I love the Franklin Method and imagery when teaching Pilates.