title: The role of biomechanics in understanding dance movement: a review.
abstract: This review introduces different techniques used in biomechanics that have been used in analyzing dance movement. Biomechanics provides information not only for analysis of motion, but for understanding muscle use, forces acting on the body, issues of motor control, and the interaction between any one body part and the body as a whole. The goal of this review is to highlight the role that biomechanical analysis plays in understanding dance movement, with applications for teaching, skill enhancement, and injury prevention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Theatre and Dance, University of Wyoming, Dept. 3951, 1000 East University Avenue, Laramie, Wyoming 82071-3951, USA. mawilson@uwyo.edu
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: Young-Hoo
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Kwon
mesh_terms: D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D003615:Dancing / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007596:Joints / Q000502:physiology; D009048:Motor Skills; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology; D012775:Shoes