Tilt

In this photo Ricky is holding his tilt. This photo also represent center of gravity because Ricky must leearn to lean to the side to keep the center of his weight directly about his supporting foot. With his working leg, and torso port de bra alasecond, Ricky distribution of weight allowed him to hold his tilt to show his technique, but also for the picture! 

Fouettes and Alasecond Turns; Turns in Attidue Devant and Derriere

In this video Richard is performing the turning section of his solo at competition. There are many forces acting on his body that allow him to stay on releve. Most importantly Richard shows physics through his dancing because he is balancing using his center of gravity. By keeping his body over the ball of his supporting foot, Richard is able to turn multiple times in many different positions.

Front Tuck

In this video Sebastian is demonstrating a front tuck. This relates to physis because it is a resultant, because he is running towards the spring board and when he jumps he is forced toward the ceiling, The resultant of Sebastion's front tuck causes him to fly diagonally from where he began his jump, and flip in mid air. The combined forces of the running and the jumping allows Sebastion's the force to be able to easily flip over the people without putting them in danger.

Fish Lift from Pas De Deux

In this photo my mother, Jennifer, at age 17, demonstrates a lift with her Pas De Deux partner. This lift represents Newton's Third Law of Motion, every action has an equal and opposite reaction. Using their core muscles these two dancers had to use the force of the contact between both of their bodies to generate enough force to safely place Jennifer back on the ground without a fall. The action of their bodies meeting not only had the force to get them to this position, but also had a force reacting back on it allowing their muscles to hold them their for each performance.

Back Hand Spring

In this video I am demonstrating a back hand spring. This motion uses physics in many ways. Most importantly it represents Newton's Second Law of Motion which is when force acts on a mass, acceleration is produced. To properly demonstrate a back hand spring one must first plie both legs, and bring arms from in front of the body down next to the thighs. This gives the first force on the body providing acceleration. Next the person must not only jump up, but also back keeping all muscles in the body tight and in a locked position. Once the hands are on the ground and the body is in a hand stand position, the dancer must push upwards, therefore pressing force toward the ground allowing the dancer to get enough acceleration to return to their feet.

Combré

  In this photo Johnny is striking a pose for the camera! Many may say that this does not look difficult, but when it comes down to the physics of the movement, Johnny is actually using a lot of effort. With his legs spaced widely apart, and his feet planted firmly on the ground Johnny is steady enough to Combré backwards, and hold still for the photo. The energy being pushed down on his upper body where he is bent backwards and the energy that is pushing up towards his lower half of his body where he is pushing force from the bottom of his legs is called Support Force. Support force is in important to strike a pose because it allows a dancer to hold still and make the movement look effortless on stage, or for the camera!!

Grand Jete

   In this photo Carly and Johanna are demonstrating Grand Jete. This movement shows inertia. Inertia is the property of the things to resist change in motion. The earth moves at whopping 30 kilometers per second, this also means that the objects on Earth and within Earth's atmosphere move at the same speed no matter the state the object is in.  The object could be standing, sitting, walking, running, or jumping an it will always be moving at the same speed as the Earth.

First Arabesque

  In this picture Nick is demonstrating First Arabesque. Whether this movement is being executed slowly or quickly, the same movement happens. The supporting leg stands straight and tight, the port de bras is in a first arabesque line, and the working leg will be lifted to first arabesque. The movement of the working leg will be pushed back to tondue derrière, then raised to dégagé, and then raised to arabesque. The balance of Nick's body shows Net Force. A force, in the simplest sense, is a push or pull. It's source may be gravitational, electrical, magnetic or simply muscular. In the sense, Nick is using a muscular force, but with the help of gravity he is able to sustain his leg in the air, and also control it on the way back down. With the many push and pull effects on the body while in First Arabesque, the sum of the forces that act on the body show Net Force.

Attitude Devant

In this photo Johanna demonstrates attitude devant. The young ballerina is balancing on her supporting leg with her working leg raised above 90 degrees devant, or forward. The working leg is slightly bent, the supporting foot is on relevé, or raised, the supporting leg is straight with the muscles tight, and the arms are gracefully floating a la seconde, or to the side. With the support of all of these elements and the correct alignment of the spine, Johanna is demonstrating physics by showing center of gravity. All 103 pounds of body weight are balancing upon one single center point, shown here as the ball of her foot.