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Dance Technique incorporating safe dance practice
Performing sequences relative to anatomical structure
Individual differences
The muscular system
To understand how the body moves, it is important to have a knowledge of how the structures, actions and coordination of the muscular system affect dance technique.
Muscular function
The muscular system brings about
movement and includes the voluntary muscles of the body (those which have
conscious control). There are about 700 muscles in the body, which may be
described in terms of their location, beginning and end, shape and function.
Action of
muscles
The action of a muscle depends on its
position in relation to the joint it works on. Each movement of a body part is
the result of a number of muscles working together.
Muscular imbalance
The cooperation of muscles must be well
coordinated. Each muscle needs to contribute the right force at the right time.
The muscle (motor) control of muscles can be programmed. Dance requires
sophisticated muscle coordination which needs training.
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