One of the most common injuries is eye damage. 1  Never release a Resistance Band while under tension. 2  Begin all exercises slowly to ensure band strength. 3  Avoid jerking the band. 4  Always inspect your resistance band before using it. 5  Make sure the band is secured safely on its anchor when using it.
Welcome to this online resource for dance educators, students, and teaching artists! The Elements of Dance are the foundational concepts and vocabulary that help students develop movement skills and understand dance as an artistic practice. The acronym BASTE helps students remember the elements:
Dance is a performing art form consisting of purposefully selected sequences of human movement. This movement has aesthetic and symbolic value, and is acknowledged as dance by performers and observers within a particular culture. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoire of movements, or by its historical period or place of origin. An important distinction is to be drawn between the contexts of theatrical and participatory dance, although these two categories