Turn (dance and gymnastics)

High school (ages 12+)
Sports & Games

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/turn-dance-and-gymnastics

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the ballroom terminology?Natural turn (clockwise) and reverse turn (counter-clockwise), integral to partner synchronization
2. What is the spotting technique?A method of maintaining spatial orientation and minimizing dizziness during rapid rotations
3. What is a turn in dance and gymnastics?A turn is when a dancer or gymnast rotates around their own body axis, like a spinning top.
4. How do performers control how fast they spin?By pulling their arms and legs close to the body they spin faster; by extending them they spin slower. This uses the idea of moment of inertia.

Angular Momentum: A measure of an object's tendency to continue rotating, dependent on mass, velocity, and distribution.
Moment of Inertia: A measure of an object's resistance to changes in its rotational motion; affected by mass distribution.
Labanotation: A system for recording human movement, including specific types and directions of turns.