Most classical dancers' regime involve a lot of spinning n they seem 2b fit.is spinning fast a form of exercise?
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Posted by kelidgh Aug 21st, 2011 at 8:13AM
That is choreography. It is a skill - but you are essentially static in the position, with only a few simple movements. Think of it like a top.
The dancer, en pointe, uses the box of the toe shoe like the bottom point of the Toy Top... it is the piece on which she spins. The other leg is brought around at hip height - using the momentum of stepping IN to the turn and pushing off - and it simply works like pushing down on a Toy Top makes it spin.
The arms are either working a series of positions ( open at shoulder height to closed at shoulder height ) which also adds momentum .. OR they are above the head or at the hip doing little to nothing. The head swivel ( or spotting ) which requires the quick snap of the head forward to find and focus on one predetermined spot is really for combating dizziness. So - the pirouette, even in multiples, is effectively no more calorie consuming than walking - and probably less so.
If you are asking about dance as a calorie burner though - It does both work muscle, aerobic capacity, flexibility and is great for burning calories.
Dancers are exceedingly fit - solely because they are dancing for hours a day - and they are often on dramatically rigid dietary regimes ...even a Prima will have from 3 - 5 hours of class a day, then rehearsals and usually some sort of sport trainer / rehab exercises for injuries and or preventing them
( former ballet dancer, 12 years + in several different companies )
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Posted by thisisevenlessfunnow Aug 21st, 2011 at 12:49AM
Seems like a sound argument to me.
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