Spotting 101

📖 How this E-Book is organized:

• Chapter 1 - Teaching Tips
• Chapter 2 - The History
• Chapter 3 - The Exercises
• Reference List
• Merch Coupon

This PDF of over 98 evidence-based teaching tips includes:

• How dancers rely on postural control
• Vestibular system is constantly challenged in dance - how
• During pirouettes both visual and vestibular input is used
• Professional dancers tend to be less dominant on visual system
• Why spotting actually helps postural control during turns by telling your body what to do & how to respond
• How task characteristics determine how a dancer spots their turn
• Why spotting started in the late 19th century when multiple turns became common
• How spotting height impacts how dancers distribute their weight in turns
• How the room, the stage, the lights, or the choreographers impact turns & spotting
• Why dancers should practice different forces using different spotting locations
• VOR’s - How these reflexes kick into gear when dancers turn  & why this is important to understand
• BONUS!! - 28 exercises for spotting - including rib/trunk mobilizer, neck rotation checks, fascia neck massage, mirror marches, Levator Scapulae stretch, Sternocleidomastoid & Scalene, Suboccipital Release at base of skull, paintbrushes on ceiling (Feldenkreis technique), number maze exercise, sticky tape exercise, chair for thoracic mobility, oculomotor function of sicods using a pen, VOR exercise using a letter, eyeball exercise laying down, ball balance exercise, paternered pendulum track, & MORE!!

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📍 NOTE

This E-book was last updated in May of 2024.

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