Discover the practice of the Alexander Technique, founded by the Australian born actor Frederick Mathias Alexander. This is the only program of its kind examining the movement re-education techniques founded by Alexander which can alleviate or eliminate numerous conditions ranging from back pain to headaches by improving posture and movement. See actual Alexander Technique sessions and understand the philosophy and origins of this technique.

This video features Li Chiao-Ping and members of her company demonstrating her "Extreme Moves Training Method, a regimen of strength-building and balance exercises and techniques. This revolutionary curriculum trains dancers to perform rotational, upside down, and gyroscopic movements and to use unusual parts of the body for balance, taking weight, and locomotion.

From 1933 through 1945, Ethel Butler was a member of the Martha Graham Dance Company. She went on to become a well-known teacher of the Graham Technique, counting among her students Paul Taylor and Dan Wagoner. In this piece, Ms. Butler talks about her life in dance and recounts her earliest memories of working with Martha Graham.

A drawing primer distills the drawing process into essential elements, providing a start-to-finish overview of how to create a well-crafted drawing.

Mr. Clarke's self effacing, engaging personality and simple techniques make learning the fundamentals of painting easy and non intimidating. Perfect for parents or teachers that want to assist their children learn at a relaxed pace.

Join Christopher Kimball and the cast of America's Test Kitchen to learn the basics of great home cooking. This special collection also includes independent reviews of indispensable kitchen equipment, and recommendations for supermarket staples from chocolate and white wine vinegar to inexpensive steaks and tomato paste.

Explore the surface underneath the paint with Sue Pelletier as she answers the frequently asked question: how does one start a painting? Discover tried-and-true under-painting techniques with layering and mixing. Learn how to create texture, movement, and depth with gessoes, gels, and other mixed-media supplies. Push the limits and boundaries with simple materials. Make the right start to the next painting with any or all of these inventive processes....

Provides a historical introduction to portrait drawing, and demonstrates the 3 basic poses appropriate for the beginner: frontal, profile and 3/4 view. Artist Carroll Erlandson draws the portrait of a young girl, emphasizing the ideas of design, mood, texture and form.

Learn to draw with Mark, with two fun-filled episodes with bonus features. Perfect for ages five and up and fun for the whole family.

Grab your pen and paper and follow along with cartoonist Bruce Blitz as he teaches you how to draw a man with a broken heart.