Dance: Safety, Health, and Wellness

Dancing is physically and mentally demanding

• True

• False

What does a dancer need for dance class and performance

• Strength

• Flexibility

• Endurance

• All of the above

What is the definition of Alignment?

• Bones lined up correctly

• Not hunching over and swaying the back

• Correct positioning of parts of the body for ease and efficiency of movement

• Correct anatomical position from the head to the feet

What is body composition?

• Bone, muscles, body fat, and other body tissues

• Bones, muscle, and fat

• How ones body looks

What are elements of dance wellness

• Nutrition and hydration

• Rest and recover

• Self-care

• All of the above

What does the FITT Principle stand for

• Frequency and Intensity

• time and type

• All above

The ability to move a joint through its entire range of motion.

• Flexibility

• Range of Motion

• Stretching

• Hyperextension

All five toes, metatarsals, and the center of the heel of each foot connect to create a foot triangle. The body weight should vertically be centered over the center of the foot triangle.

• Releve

• Point

• Full-foot position

• Ball of the foot

Where two or more bones of the skeleton meet

• Hinge

• Joint

• Tendon

• Cartilage

Becoming sensory-aware of bone, muscles, and joints (either non moving or moving through space)

• Kinesthetic awareness

• Kinesthetic sense

• Sensory awareness

• Spatial awareness