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FITNESS & REHAB CONFERENCE is designed for Fitness & Rehabilitation Professionals who
want to increase their knowledge, skills and success working
with Exercise Rehabilitation & Post-Rehab clients.
Analysis of Bellydance Movements using
Motion Capture and Electromyography with Marilee Nugent
Workshop
Description:
This workshop will
provide insight into the types of joint actions, ranges of motion and target
muscle usage in typical bellydance movements. This information should provide
ideas on fitness benefits and risks of bellydance.
Data
shows the capability and flexibility of the human motor system in both
left-right and segmental separation of function within muscles such as the
erector spinae and rectus abdominus.
About the Presenter:
Marilee Nugent, BA Art & Culture,
BSc, Kinesiology
Marilee, a.k.a.
“Venus” has been bellydancing for 25 years and teaching for 16.
As part of her BSC she did a directed studies project to record and analyze
bellydance movements, using motion capture for 3D re-creation of movement
with synchronous recording of activity from 22 different muscles. She
presented her research at the Neural Control of Movement Conference in Spain in March, 2007, as well as at the
International Bellydance Conference of Canada in April, 2007. Venus
teaches bellydance full time and produces and choreographs bi-annual student
recitals.
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