Dance Flashcards
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
What is parallel
toes, ankles, knees, hips all face the front and are aligned.
what is turn out
rotation away from bodys centreline
what does the supporting leg do?
bears the bodys weight - weight is distributed which provides stability
what does the working leg do?
performs the movemnet of gesture e.g. extension
sartorius
seatbelt
vastus intermedius
middle of both
vastus lateralis
outside
vastus medialis
middle
gastrocnemius
plantar flexion
tibilalis anterior
dorsi flexion, inversion
soleus
plantar flexion
semimembranosus
closed to midline
rectus femoris
under intermedius
contemporrary charteristics
emotional, sustained and soft movements, levels, off centre, rolls on floor, multipkls floor patterns, point and flex feet
folk characteristics
jolly, complex, fast footwork, hopping, skipping, galloping, partner work, fast tempo, grounded, repetition, in sync, kicks
Jazz characteristics
exciting, sharp, high energy, props, happy expression, upbeat, fun, bright, attitude, entusiasm, accented, confident
who choreographed Ghost Dances
christopher bruce in 1981
why did bruce make ghost dances
because augusto pinochet ugarte was torturing and killing people of south america ( tribute to victims of political oppression )
what is ghost dances about?
it conveys the plight of innocent people - inspired by the chilean militarys execution of victor jara
who do the ghosts symbolise?
oppressors, murderers, death and forces of dicatatorship
plantar flexion
point
dorsi flexion
flex
pronation
in
supination
out
