Personal Assessment Packet

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My Kinesiology

Rachel Marie Kimball Dance 342 Pam Musil



Personal AssessmentSkeletal Deviations andMuscular Imbalances

How it influences my personaltechnique

Corrective Needs Helpful Imagery

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Morton’s Short Toe It affects my ability to balance well. Itend to supinate if I can’t get on top of

the metatarsal heads just right.

I need to stretch and strengthen my pronators, supinators, and intrinsic.

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I imagine the pull of energy goingupward and downward through my

midline. It also helps to imagine mytoes fanning out to support my

balance.*ery slight Tailor’s+union

I don’t feel as though this affects mytechni ue.

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*ery slight claw on lasttwo toes on both feet

nowing that I ha/e this has made meconsider how it may affect my ability to

balance without supinating the feet.

I need to stretch and strengthen my pronators, supinators, and intrinsics.

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0hen I thin1 more about the midlinerunning through the pubic symphesis,I’m able to pull my weight closer tothe midline, thus counteracting thetendency to supinate the feet.

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3eg 3ength 4iscrepancy 53eft femur slightlylonger

0hen loo1ing at the way my pel/is ise6periencing torsion, it ma1es sensethat one leg would be slightly longerthan the other. This would affect myability to maintain good posture, whichwould then impact my ability to e6ecutewell balanced turns.

2etting my pel/is realigned and1eeping it in place will help thealignment of my hip soc1et. +ystretching and strengthening my hipfle6ors and e6tensors, I can impro/ethe muscular imbalances in my legs.

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Perhaps it would be helpful to justimagine the flow of energy going intothe floor as well as rising upward.Thus, I can help my right lege6perience the same amount oflengthening.

'elvis Slight anterior til t This affects my balance and my abilityto perform proper plies. And as wediscussed in class, the pel/is is often thesource of other /ariations in the body.If it’s doing something fun1y, the rest of the body will respond.

I need to strengthen the abs and pel/ic floor to 1eep my pel/is in line.

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It is helpful for me to thin1 aboutdropping the sacrum and engaging the

pel/ic floor. I imagine the upwardand downward flow of energy so thatI don’t feel the need to tilt the pel/is.

Torsion53eft os co6atilted slightly moreanteriorly than the right os

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;eah5I need to get this fi6ed< Iassume that this is what is affecting thedifference in my leg lengths. I 1now

that it affects my posture.

I need to strengthen the abs and pel/ic floor to 1eep my pel/is in line.

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=nce the pel/is is realigned, I can usethe images to help 1eep it in place" a

bas1et full of berries> the upward and

downward pull of energy> etc.Anterior snapping of the I e6perience problems with this when +y releasing the hip fle6ors and I can imagine a crane when wor1ing



hip carrying the leg from front to side. Ialso tend to pop it on purpose whenstretching my adductors.

strengthening the psoas I can reducethe amount of tension in the hipsoc1et. I also need to stretch thehamstrings more.

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the leg to ensure I am accessing the psoas. It also helps to imagine a gustof wind coming from behind andflower under the leg to help it lift.

Spine!Neck

Slight functional scoliosisThoracic region)

This affects my posture. It is related tothe way my pel/is tilts and the way thatmy right shoulder rests higher than theleft.

If I can correct the way that I carrymyself and where I choose to carrymy bags), and if I can get my pel/isrealigned, then perhaps my spine withget bac1 in place.

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3engthening the spine5the upwardand downward pull of energy.Imagine a fountain coming up thespine and rela6ing the muscles.

?ead slightly forward This is possibly a result of my pel/istilting anteriorly, thus contributing to

poor posture when I sit, and e/en at

times when I am dancing.

Aligning my pel/is will help correctthis. I also need to strengthen themuscles along my nec1, spine, and

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Imagine that the head is a balloonattached to a string that is floatingstraight up.

Shoulder!Scapula

Shoulders slightly forward This affects the way I carry my armswhen I dance especially in second

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3i1e with the forward head, I need tostrengthen and also stretch themuscles of my nec1, spine, andscapula.

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If I thin1 about the scapulas slidingdown the bac1, I feel as though myshoulders pull bac1.

Asymmetry5@ightshoulder slightly higherthan left

This affects the way I carry my armswhen I dance, ta1ing away thesymmetry of things.

I need to rela6 the shoulder and nec1on my right side, and also strengthenthe muscles of the scapula to help

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3i1e with the forward shoulders, Ithin1 of the right scapula slidingdown the spine.

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Slight /algus I don’t feel as though this affects mytechni ue.

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+ibliography

Blippinger, aren S. Dance Anatomy and Kinesiology . Bhampaign, I3 " ?uman inetics, $889. Print. !ran1lin, Eric. Conditioning for Dance : (training for Peack Performance in All Dance Forms) . Bhampaign I3)" ?uman inetics, $88&. Print.

Musil, Pam. Dance 342: Kinesiology and Related Sciences for Dancers . Print.

!ran1lin, Eric. Dynamic Alignment !ro"g! Alignment . Bhampaign I3) " ?uman inetics, $8#$. Print.

Futtall, @on. +righam ;oung ni/ersity 4ance Training @oom. $8##



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Strengthen muscles of the Scapula"• Stand against the wall, ma1ing sure the scapular is pressed bac1.• Slowly lift the arm until your hand is positioned straight abo/e your head, all the while 1eeping the scapula pressed against the wall.• Slowly return the arm to the beginning position.• @epeat #8 times.



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Stretch the Pectoralis Minor and Major"• 3ie down on the floor and place the arm of the tight pec. out at

a 78 degree angle.• 0ith the opposite arm, press the body ta1ing the leg with it to

gently stretch the pec.

Impro/e mobility of the shoulder joint"• 3ie down on the floor on your side and ta1e your arm at a 78

degree angle, pressing the palm into the floor.• Mo/e the shoulder joint around in a se uence of directions

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