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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"ballroom dancing"”.
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Closely Interacting Figures in a Virtual Environment
… 1 his thesis considers one such activity - dancing (ballroom dancing, in particular). Ballroom dancing as a simulated activity poses a number of challenges. The two that this thesis focuses on are style and interaction. Both are important not only in dancing, but also in a number of other …
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The Acquisitional Process of Selected Spatial and Temporal Aspects of a Waltz Sequence
… time in the learning of selected skills in ballroom dancing where the goal was to move according to an externally-imposed standard. The environmental constancies were 37 items of an instrument designed to measure waltz performance, and were identified as invariants or fixed aspects of the …
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Exploring dance: An outline for the study of dance appreciation with suggested films
… surveys the history of the dance genres--ballet, ballroom, tap, and jazz--used in film musicals. Dance creators, their contributions to the art, as well as salient characteristics of each period are discussed. Each section concludes with an analysis of the function of dance in selected films; …
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The relationship between enjoyment and ongoing participation in A Grade dancesport
… in Dancesport, the competitive arm of ballroom dancing, both nationally and internationally. Determining the predictors of enjoyment for Dancesport could provide a base upon which to plan activity programs to increase lifelong participation and health. A qualitative approach was used to …
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Contributions of Muscle Fatigue to a Neuromuscular Neck Injury in Female Standard Ballroom Dancers
… a loss of neck control injury in female standard ballroom dancers. The median frequency (MF) as measured by electromyography (EMG) of the left upper trapezius (UT), left splenius capitius (SPL), and right sternocleidomastoid (SCM) of injured dancers was compared to non-injured dancers. This …