Safe Dance Quiz - How the Body Moves

Safe Dance Practice involves...

• Not dancing when you're injured or performing movements you are unable to do safely

• Ensuring your body is mentally and physically prepared to dance

• Being aware of your bodies capabilities and limitations

• All of the above

Why is Safe Dance important? Click all the reasons that apply

• Students are able to develop their bodies through fitness and dance technique

• Because it's part of the HSC Dance syllabus

• It minimises the risk of injury and helps the dancer to have a lengthy dance career

What are three causes for injury in a dance class?

What is Alignment?

• Standing correctly - Not hunching over and/or swaying the back

• The relationship of the skeleton to the line of gravity and the base of support

• Bones stacked up

• Maintaining good posture whilst dancing

Why is Alignment important for a dancer?

The adult skeleton contains how many bones?

• 206

• 207

• 150

• 270

What is the function of the skeleton? Click all that apply

• Give a strong framework for the body

• Add height to the body

• Allows the person to stand upright

• Supports and restrains fragile organs e.g lungs and brain.

• All of the above

Where would you find your Sacrum?

• Shoulder blade

• Chest

• Spine

• Foot

Which of the following are examples of a Ball-and-Socket joint? Click all that apply

• Knee

• Shoulder

• Between the ribs

• Hip

• Ankle

What are the three types of muscles?

• Flexors, extensors, abductors

• Cardiac, skeletal, intercostal

• Cardiac, skeletal, smooth

• Primary, secondary, tertiary