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Bones in Dance Movement

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Bones in Dance Movement

Dancer in motion showing skeletal system

🎯 Learning Goals

WALT (We Are Learning To): Understand how bones support and enable dance movements

Success Criteria:

  • I can identify key bones used in dance
  • I can explain how joints allow movement
  • I can describe how bones protect the body during dance

📚 Part 1: Bone Knowledge

1. Which bone protects your brain during headspins in breakdancing?

Femur (thigh bone)

Skull

Ribs

Spine

2. The longest bone in your body helps with jumping and leaping. What is it called?

Humerus (upper arm)

Tibia (shin bone)

Femur (thigh bone)

Radius (forearm)

3. Which bones protect your heart and lungs when you're doing chest pops in hip hop?

Pelvis

Shoulder blades

Ribs

Collar bone

4. What type of joint allows dancers to rotate their arms in full circles?

Hinge joint (like knee)

Ball and socket joint (like shoulder)

Fixed joint (like skull)

Pivot joint (like neck)

🔗 Part 2: Matching Activity

5. Match each dance move to the main bones or joints involved. Draw lines to connect them:
Pirouette (spinning turn)
Grand jeté (big jump)
Arm waves
Head nod to the beat
Toe pointing
Ankle and foot bones
Neck vertebrae
Femur and leg bones
Shoulder and arm bones
Spine and pelvis

✏️ Part 3: Short Answers

6. Explain why dancers need strong bones. Give one reason:
7. Fill in the blanks:

Bones are connected by _____________ that allow movement. Without these, we would be like a _____________ that cannot bend or move.

8. Name two ways dancers can keep their bones healthy:

1. _________________________________

2. _________________________________

9. Think about your favourite dance move. Which part of your skeleton (bones) do you use the most?

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