What Dancers and Dance Teachers Need to Know about Motor Development, Motor Control, and Motor Learning: Part I
Authors: Donna Krasnow and Virginia Wilmerding
Dance training is at the heart of the art form of dance. All dancers can recall the teachers who had tremendous influence on their growth as young dancers and artists. The science known as motor behavior is having a stronger voice in helping teachers and dancers develop to the top level of their skills and artistry. Motor behavior is an umbrella term that represents three areas: motor development, motor control, and motor learning. This is the first of three posts that will describe these areas of motor behavior, and explain how teachers and dancers can benefit from this knowledge. This post will cover motor development.
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What Dancers and Dance Teachers Need to Know about Motor Development, Motor Control, and Motor Learning: Part II
Authors: Donna Krasnow and Virginia Wilmerding
This is the second of three posts looking at the field of motor behavior and its impact on dance training. This post will deal with motor control. Motor control is the study of the nervous system, that is, the brain and all of the nerve cells communicating with the body, and how this system organizes and guides the muscles to create coordinate movement. It also explains how the senses such as vision and hearing, as well as information from the environment, are used to accomplish movement. The study of motor control can yield valuable tools for the dancer and the teacher.
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What Dancers and Dance Teachers Need to Know about Motor Development, Motor Control, and Motor Learning: Part III
Authors: Donna Krasnow and Virginia Wilmerding
This is the third of three posts looking at the field of motor behavior and its impact on dance training. This post will deal with motor learning, which looks at the changes in motor skills caused by experience and practice, rather than development as described in a previous post. These changes can only be observed by changes in performance and are relatively permanent. This area of motor behavior is probably the most useful for dancers and teachers.
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