A Preliminary Study On Small Instrument Assisted Training Of Dance Rotation Technology

Rotation, a crucial skill of basic dance technique, is consideredessential as well as difficult in the teaching and training of dance. Thisresearch aims at some common problems in the training of rotation technique.To improve the training, the researcher has developed4tiny instruments asservicing devices which are used in combination with the spinner forfigure-skating and the sandbag on the upper arm so that a program for the trainingof spin with one leg astride and spin with one leg tucked is formed.It is hoped that through a certain period of assistant training, the trainees tip-toe balance, pelvis stability and accuracy of propelling at starting pointwill be improved and the quantity of the rotation is raised. An8-week-traininghas been tried out on some boys who are third-year-students from affiliatedmiddle-school of Beijing Academy of Dance. Result has proved that theabove-mentioned abilities of the students have been comparatively improved,indicating an expected target of the training program.