Dance Flashcards
(48 cards)
how many muscles are there?
600
how many bones are there?
206
Bones can move becasue of the
nervous system
5 major properties
1) excitable/irritable 2) contractible 3) extensible 4) elasticity 5) adaptability
3 muscle types
1) cardiac ( involuntary ) 2) visceral/smooth ( involuntary ) 3) skeletal ( voluntary )
Tendon
muscle to bone
Fascia
muscle to muscle
5 movement types?
adduction, abduction, flexion, extension, rotation
Adduction
in toward midline
Abduction
outwards from midline
Functions of the intrinsic muscles of the feet?
controls foot shape, holds foot on the floor, propulsion, maintains foot arch
Alignment : the relationship of the skeleton to the
base of support and line of gravity
Plumb line
Ear - shoulder - hip - midline of knee - arch of foot
Alignment principles
hip, knee and ankle in equal rotation, jaw parallel to floor, pelvis should not be posteriorly or anteriorley tilted, posture
what are the 3 components of dynamics?
weight, release of energy, force
Name all the movement qualities:
staccato, sustained, collapsed, vibratory, percussive, suspended, swinging
Elements of Space
Shape, direction, size, pathway, kinesphere, plane
Transverse plane
rotation, twisting
Frontal plane
lateral movement ( small tunnel )
Sagittal plane
lunge, flexion, extension forward backward
give some aspects of space and dynamics in the dance
- angular shapes in the palm for a phone
- sustained movement - connected
- staccato movement represents sounds, apps, breaking down, glitching, disconnected
stretches and excercises for the feet
rises, releves, pointing, flexing toes
stretches and excercises for the quadriceps
lunge, squat, kicks
stretches and excercises for the hamstrings
stand/sit and touch toes, downward dog, butterfly
