![]() ![]() Unsurprisingly, the greatest dancers in the history of ballet have been renowned for their musicality and, in this post, we look at some of them. It’s a hard task to come up with a precise definition of what makes a dancer musical, even though we may recognise it when we see it. Like Grace, it is also a subjective concept, as some might find a dancer extremely musical, while others not so. When looking at elements of Grace, we mentioned musicality as a quality in dancers that “will trick you into forgetting about the orchestra pit and thinking that his or her movement is creating the music.” Musicality is a common discussion theme between balletomanes and critics, who often mention it in their reviews. Also if you have multiple routines you are doing you have to remember every routine and do it.A few months ago we wrote about what makes a dancer graceful. Especially if you’re in competitive dance you have to be judged on choreography, technique, costumes, timing, spacing and a lot more. I danced for ten years and everything I learned or did was hard and involved muscles. “To be able to dance well, one needs to be flexible, strong, have stamina, have endurance and most importantly have a love for what they do,” said Jenna Garecht in the “Huffington Post.” During a typical ballet class a dancer uses their quadriceps and hamstrings, hip and gluteal muscles, calves and feet, and back and core, and most dancers practice five to ten hours a week. Other people say that dance is not a sport because they think it’s easy or it doesn’t involve any muscle. Even though that’s true I disagree because almost everyone can run, but not everyone runs well, and we consider that a sport. People say dance not a sport because everyone can do it. Like in ballet, a teacher has to make combination’s involving a variation of steps requiring you to think what you have to do then complete the combination perfectly. Mental focus- in football a football player must hear a play and quickly put it in action then carry it out flawlessly. Strength- it’s important because in ballet it often requires precise and quick movements and smaller “quick-fire” muscles are particularly useful to offensive players in football.įlexibility- In ballet flexibility provides benefits as it would target muscles that help football players that they hadn’t previously stretched. Speed- ballet dancers know relaxed muscles move quicker than tense ones, this is a good idea for football players to execute instead of tensing muscles which slow you down.īalance- in ballet balance helps dancers keep their footing, and in football it can help with better balance in footing or jumping to catch a pass. It’s used in ballet to look flowing, physically powerful, in control, and use muscles efficiently, and for football they can use finesse to move about the field without using much muscle, and tiring themselves out. Both these sports need finesse, speed, balance, strength, flexibility, and mental focus according to the website ballethub.įinesse- Finesse is defined as intricate and refined delicacy. Ballet has also been proven to be helpful to football players, because ballet and football use most of the same muscle groups. You have to know the routine, you have to be aware of every muscle and what it needs to be doing, and you need to be aware of your spacing if you’re with a group of people. While dancing, you also have so much going through your mind. In dance, you have to suck in your gut and keep it like that for the duration of the number. I remember one of the dancers at my studio had a solo and every time she would come off the stage crying, dance is also very challenging. Sometimes it would bring the audience to tears. When I danced, some dancers were so passionate about it that you could just see it in their faces, and it made the dance so much better. ![]() ![]() Another important thing to mention in dancing, is the musicality, awareness of music and rhythm. ![]() Dancing also is a good way to communicate your emotions. “Physical demands placed on the bodies of dancers have been shown to make them just as susceptible as football players to injury,” According to the website stopsportsinjuriesĭance is also an art because while you’re dancing you are telling a story through the choreography and your facial expressions. One answer I’ve gotten was, “There is no offense or defense.” I’ve also gotten the answer, “Dancing doesn’t involve any muscles.” The first thought that crossed my head was, “Of course it does, just walking involves muscles.” As a former dancer I get very frustrated when people say that dancing isn’t a sport, (the definition of sport is an activity involving physical exertion and skill). ![]()
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