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 practices: a collective term that refers to the techniques, conventions, protocols, and principles associated with a particular dance form, genre, or style. elements of dance: the key components of movement (for example, space, time, energy, relationships, body awareness).embellishment: a choreographic device where detail is added to a move, such as a hand gesture or an arm movement.merican postmodern dance: a form of modern dance that emerged in the 1960s and in which choreographers experimented with concepts and forms that challenged existing dance traditions.