Body Awareness

"What Is Body Awareness? Body Awareness: Definition & Explanation

Close your eyes and touch your nose. Keep your eyes closed and touch your left shoulder. Now stand on one foot. Have you ever considered how it is that we can do these types of things without looking? It is because of body awareness.

Body awareness is the sense that we have of our own bodies. It is an understanding of the parts that make up one's body, where they are located, how they feel, and even what they can do. Body awareness develops as we grow and mature. Now that we know what body awareness is, let's take a closer look to see why it is important in physical education."

BBC - Science & Nature - Human Body and Mind - Interactive Body

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/interactives/3djigsaw_02/index.shtml?muscles

Spine facts:

http://www.balancechiropracticny.com/Anatomy.htm

Questions sometimes asked by dancers:

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_does_your_spine_click_in_the_middle_of_your_back_when_you_twist_sideways

Why should dancers warm up?

https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.iadms.org/resource/resmgr/resource_papers/warm-up-importance.pdf

http://laurastanyer.blogspot.com/2011/05/importance-of-warm-up-and-cool-down-in.html

Proprioception - kinesthetic resonance

http://www.internationaldanceteachersassociation.com/pix/61174417631.pdf - broken link

Somatic Authority and the Myth of the Ideal Body in Dance Education