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:
A molecule of pyruvate acid travels into a mitochondrion entering the Krebs cycle. In this process it is broken down producing energy in the form of ATP (which travels to the cell), NADH and FADH2 which travel to the electron transport chain.
ATP is produced in many ways. Fermentation, respiration and photosynthesis are the main ways. Cells use ADP (Adenosine di-phosphate) and add a phosphate group. After ATP is broken down into ADP and a phosphate group, the parts recycle to form ATP again.The ongoing process of breaking and rejoining phosphate groups is what keeps the cell going.ermentation, respiration and photosynthesis are the main ways. Cells use ADP (Adenosine di-phosphate) and add a phosphate group. After ATP is broken down into ADP and a phosphate group, the parts recycle to form ATP again.