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1
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how many muscles are there?

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600

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2
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how many bones are there?

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206

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3
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Bones can move becasue of the

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nervous system

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4
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5 major properties

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1) excitable/irritable 2) contractible 3) extensible 4) elasticity 5) adaptability

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5
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3 muscle types

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1) cardiac ( involuntary ) 2) visceral/smooth ( involuntary ) 3) skeletal ( voluntary )

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6
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Tendon

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muscle to bone

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7
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Fascia

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muscle to muscle

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8
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5 movement types?

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adduction, abduction, flexion, extension, rotation

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9
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Adduction

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in toward midline

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10
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Abduction

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outwards from midline

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11
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Functions of the intrinsic muscles of the feet?

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controls foot shape, holds foot on the floor, propulsion, maintains foot arch

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12
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Alignment : the relationship of the skeleton to the

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base of support and line of gravity

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13
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Plumb line

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Ear - shoulder - hip - midline of knee - arch of foot

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14
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Alignment principles

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hip, knee and ankle in equal rotation, jaw parallel to floor, pelvis should not be posteriorly or anteriorley tilted, posture

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15
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what are the 3 components of dynamics?

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weight, release of energy, force

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16
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Name all the movement qualities:

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staccato, sustained, collapsed, vibratory, percussive, suspended, swinging

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17
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Elements of Space

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Shape, direction, size, pathway, kinesphere, plane

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18
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Transverse plane

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rotation, twisting

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19
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Frontal plane

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lateral movement ( small tunnel )

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20
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Sagittal plane

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lunge, flexion, extension forward backward

21
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give some aspects of space and dynamics in the dance

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  • angular shapes in the palm for a phone
  • sustained movement - connected
  • staccato movement represents sounds, apps, breaking down, glitching, disconnected
22
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stretches and excercises for the feet

A

rises, releves, pointing, flexing toes

23
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stretches and excercises for the quadriceps

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lunge, squat, kicks

24
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stretches and excercises for the hamstrings

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stand/sit and touch toes, downward dog, butterfly

25
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What is parallel

A

toes, ankles, knees, hips all face the front and are aligned.

26
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what is turn out

A

rotation away from bodys centreline

27
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what does the supporting leg do?

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bears the bodys weight - weight is distributed which provides stability

28
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what does the working leg do?

A

performs the movemnet of gesture e.g. extension

29
Q

sartorius

A

seatbelt

30
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vastus intermedius

A

middle of both

31
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vastus lateralis

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outside

32
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vastus medialis

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middle

33
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gastrocnemius

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plantar flexion

34
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tibilalis anterior

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dorsi flexion, inversion

35
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soleus

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plantar flexion

36
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semimembranosus

A

closed to midline

37
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rectus femoris

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under intermedius

38
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contemporrary charteristics

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emotional, sustained and soft movements, levels, off centre, rolls on floor, multipkls floor patterns, point and flex feet

39
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folk characteristics

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jolly, complex, fast footwork, hopping, skipping, galloping, partner work, fast tempo, grounded, repetition, in sync, kicks

40
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Jazz characteristics

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exciting, sharp, high energy, props, happy expression, upbeat, fun, bright, attitude, entusiasm, accented, confident

41
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who choreographed Ghost Dances

A

christopher bruce in 1981

42
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why did bruce make ghost dances

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because augusto pinochet ugarte was torturing and killing people of south america ( tribute to victims of political oppression )

43
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what is ghost dances about?

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it conveys the plight of innocent people - inspired by the chilean militarys execution of victor jara

44
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who do the ghosts symbolise?

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oppressors, murderers, death and forces of dicatatorship

45
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plantar flexion

A

point

46
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dorsi flexion

A

flex

47
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pronation

A

in

48
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supination

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out

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