Dance, Yoga and Pilates

What this page covers

The resources here sit in three areas: dance, yoga and Pilates. Dance is the largest. You will find mind maps on the roles of a dancer, on choreographers and on technical and performance skills, plus flashcards on safe dance practice and on styles such as street dance and jazz. The yoga material is mostly flashcards on asanas and Sanskrit names, with a mind map on the cobra pose. Pilates has a mind map called Pilates Basic Principles.

Where to start

Begin with the mind map Skills in Dance. It splits technical skills such as balance, alignment and strength from performance skills such as musicality, projection and focus. Next, open The Spine and the mind map on why hip mobility matters to a dancer. These give you the body knowledge behind the movement.

1. Read Skills in Dance for the main vocabulary.
2. Move to The Spine and Co-ordination for how the body works.
3. Use the flashcards on safe dance practice to check joints and technique.
4. Finish with a quiz.

Using quizzes and maps together

There are only a few quizzes, so use them well. Try Warm up and cool down after reading about safe practice, and Alignment, Posture, Strength after the skills maps. Note which questions you miss, then go back to the matching mind map. A short quiz on jazz characteristics suits a style check. For yoga, the exam-style quiz YTT Final Exam (Study Guide) pairs with the asana and Sanskrit flashcards.

Where it fits

This unit belongs to the Practical Activities strand of Physical education and sport. Some resources mention GCSE Dance, and others come from yoga courses or school programs, so check that each one matches what you are studying.

Next step

Choose one mind map today, work through it, and then see how much of it you can recall on a quiz or a flashcard deck.