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The heel bone
What is the calcaneus?
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A complex bony structure made up of the sacrum (tailbone) and the left and right hip bones
What is the pelvis?
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Picture (1)
What is the tripod of the foot?
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The anatomic (science) word for the bones that connect the tips of toes to the arch of the foot.
What and where are you metatarsals?
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Picture (5)
What is this picture of?
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Picture (2)
What is wrong with this dancer's alignment?
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Phalanges
What's the anatomic (science) word for the first two bones of each toes?
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[Student demonstration] They are straight up from your heels, the bony prominences you sit on or can feel if you lean forward.
Point or explain where your sitz bones are.
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Video (3)
What is wrong with this dancer's alignment?
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A high one
What type of arch is considered desirable in dance?
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Two fists
About how far apart are your sitz bones from one another?
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Picture (4)
What is wrong with this dancer's alignment?
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High: Less stable, more prone to injury, need to build strength
Low: Less flexible, harder to point, need to stretch
What are some the disadvantages of high and low arches respectively?
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TRUE! They work together!
True or false, a dancer must coordinate and correct both their pelvis and upper body to maintain good alignment.
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-belly button to spine
-pubic bone towards the floor -headlights forward -exhale ribs down and in -lift the crown of the head (opposition)
What are some of the cues Ms. Harge has given to help us correct our alignment? Name two!
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