barre is a fundamental movement principle of all good concert dance.
barre is a fundamental movement principle of all good concert dance.
what is a fundamental movement principle of all good concert dance?
barre
the use of floorwork is one of the major differences between modern dance and previous western concert dance genres. isadora duncan incorporated floorwork in dances as early as 1911, although credit for its introduction is more often given to her successor martha graham. the concept is closely associated with graham technique, because of graham's extensive use of floorwork and widely imitated innovations, as well as the technique's unique repertoire of falls. doris humphrey has been credited with floorwork innovations in a concert dance context.
floorwork
one technique used in the process of preseason screening is the functional movement screen (fms). functional movement screening is an assessment used to evaluate movement patterns and asymmetries, which can provide insight into mechanical restrictions and potential risk for injury. functional movement screening contains seven fundamental movement patterns that require a balance of both mobility and stability. these fundamental movement patterns provide an observable performance of basic locomotor, manipulative, and stabilizing movements. the tests place the individual athlete in extreme positions where weaknesses and imbalances become clear if proper stability and mobility is not functioning correctly. the seven fundamental movement patterns are a deep squat, hurdle step, in-line lunge, shoulder mobility, active straight-leg raise, trunk stability push-up, and rotary stability. for example, the deep squat is a test that challenges total body mechanics. it is used to gauge bilateral, symmetrical, and functional mobility of the hips, knees, and ankles. the dowel held overhead gauges bilateral and symmetrical mobility of the shoulders and the thoracic spine. the ability to perform the deep squat technique requires appropriate pelvic rhythm, closed-kinetic chain dorsiflexion of the ankles, flexion of the knees and hips, extension of the thoracic spine, as well as flexion and abduction of the shoulders. there is a scoring system applied to each movement as follows a score of 3 is given to the athlete if they can perform the movement without any compensations, a score of 2 is given to the athlete if they can perform the movement, but operate on poor mechanics and compensatory patterns to achieve the movement, a score of 1 is given to the athlete if they cannot perform the movement pattern even with compensations, and finally, a 0 is given to the athlete if one has pain during any part of the movement or test. three of the seven fundamental tests including shoulder mobility, trunk stability push-up, and rotary stability have a clearance scoring associated with them meaning a pass or fail score. if the athlete fails this part of the test a score of 0 is given as the overall score. once the scoring is complete the athlete and medical professional can review the documentation together and organize a set prevention program to help target and strengthen the areas of weakness in order to limit the risks of possible injuries.
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