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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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