Dance is part of the art of theatre‎,‎ a part which connects to movement‎,‎ to communication‎,‎ to improvisation‎,‎ and to performance‎.‎ It cannot exist on its own in the context of dramatic performance‎,‎ but works in conjunction with other elements to enable meanings to be created in performance‎.‎ Dramatic Dance sets a programme for actors to perform dance as part of the drama‎,‎ offering several approaches which can contribute to developing this understanding‎,‎ to training this skill‎,‎ and always ensuring that the whole active and thinking body and mind are fully engaged with the task of making dance an integral and vital part of theatre‎.‎ To study dance in this way allows students to develop further their understanding of logic and structure in a dramatic text‎.‎ Many books deal with one aspect of dance or another‎:‎ some on dance training‎,‎ some on dance history‎,‎ some on Rudolf Laban‎'‎s ideas‎,‎ some as dance manuals‎,‎ and some as academic papers‎.‎ Dramatic Dance is the first book to act as a comprehensive guide for theatre practice‎,‎ bringing together these different‎,‎ complementary disciplines‎.‎