Creator: Natalia Kuznetsova | visit site
Grade Range: 6 - 11
Take a deeper look into the science of ballet. This document explains the physics involved in creating and achieving ballet movements. Discover how a rotation axis is essential to maintaining balance in turns. To learn the physics behind body size, see Why are dancers always so slim? It’s not just exercise.
In the Classroom
This site would be of special interest to students who are thinking about a career as a dancer. Other uses for this site would be P.E. classes completing a dance unit, a health class when looking at different forms of exercise, and as an example for girls to understand physics concepts in a more personal manner. Introduce this site on your interactive whiteboard or projector or include it as one of several options for student projects. Challenge students to research the physics of other dance and sports such as gymnastics, high jump, golf, high dive, and others. Ask them to present their findings by creating and infographic using Infogram, <a href="/single.cfm?id=13408">reviewed here</a>.
At Home
Share this site with your daughter when exploring and learning different concepts of physics. Watch a video of a ballerina together and try to find examples discussed on this site.
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dance, friction, gravity, forces,