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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"ballet dancer"”.
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Emotion by motion: expression simulation in virtual ballet
… choreographies can be an arduous task. In ballet, most dancers learn by emulation i.e. "watch, copy and learn". The teaching process not only instructs the order of steps but also requires explaining the quality required for the performance. Notational systems are used in almost all fields …
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The dancing body
This thesis investigates the ballet culture's conception of the body. It explains how the ballet dancer uses the body, sees it, and talks about it. It analyzes their discourses and practices and renders a description of "The Dancing Body". Thirteen retired ballet dancers were interviewed (7 women, …
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Ballet Pointe Shoe Discomfort: An Exploration Through the use of Real-Time Assessments while Performing en Pointe Movements
Despite the advancement in technology, the ballet pointe shoe remains unchanged and very few research and studies have investigated it. The pointe shoe is still in use today and poses many disadvantages to the ballet dancer's foot health. This research aims to uncover ballet dancers' feet …
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Baltering: Music for the contemporary ballet class
The ballet pianist often serves as the main source of “Classical” or art music to the modern ballet dancer, and their choice of repertoire— along with the technical exercises that the dancers are given— naturally reflect the vocabulary and aesthetics of repertory ballets that dance companies …
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aiDance: A Non-Invasive Approach in Designing AI-Based Feedback for Ballet Assessment and Learning
Since its codified genesis in the 18th century, ballet training has largely been unchanged: it relies on tools that lack adequate support for both dancers and teachers. In particular, providing effective augmented feedback remains challenging as it can be limited, not always provided at the proper …
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Developing and evaluating a model for human motion to facilitate low degree-of-freedom robot imitation of human movement
… using motion capture data from a trained ballet dancer, a discussion of the differences between two Indian classical dance styles is included that shows that verticality alone is not representative of all motion and prompts a further analysis to develop socially adaptive robot behavior. …
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A South African perspective on professional ballet dancers' career transitions (2018 - 2021)
The discourse of dancers' and career transitions has significantly increased since the 1980s, and much of the literature views the topic of dancers and career transitions from European, American and Australian perspectives. No literature from a South African perspective was found, and this research …