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SHIMMY LAB
Original research in bellydance movement analysis
Project Info & video clip below
Please help send Venus to Spain for the
NEURAL CONTROL OF MOVEMENT SYMPOSIUM
March 25-31, 2007
NCM Conference website
Our research on bellydance movement has been accepted in the poster
session with 100 other science researchers.
Mar 23 Bellydance Fundraiser Show! Vancouver, BC
Lectures & Presentations:
Mar 29 Neural Control of Movement Conference, Sevilla, Spain. Poster session 3:00-5:30.
Apr 19-22 International Bellyance Conference of Canada, Toronto, ON
Date/time TBA.
Sponsors to Date:
The Middle Eastern Dance Association of Vancouver
Dr. Theodore Milner, SFU Kinesiology
Dr. Laura Marks, SFU School for Contemporary Arts
Regina Association of Middle Eastern Dance
Dr. Rabab Ward, UBC Computer Engineering
Jack & Marie Nugent, Port Alberni
Gloria Knowlan, Vancouver
Tonje Olson, Vancouver
Lauren Brown, Vancouver
"Azura" Barbara Tomporowski, Regina
Richelle John, Vancouver
Yue Wu, Vancouver
Nan & Jimmy Lehto, Port Coquitlam
Lorie Clay, Vancouver
Starleen Maharaj, Vancouver
Brianne Fung, Vancouver
Lai Lee, Vancouver
Caroline Ferris, Vancouver
Sharon McNamara
Glenna Wong
Monika Novosadova
Neca Galicia
Rahma Haddad
Special thanks to:
Dr. Theodore Milner, project supervisor SFU Neuromuscular Control Lab
The Roundhouse Community Arts & Rec Ctr
Motion Analysis Corp website
Dr. Steve Robinovitch & staff at SFU Injury Prevention & Mobility Lab
Venus Bellydance Students
Atlantis Club, Vancouver
Martina, Angelina, Ellen, Sarita, Ruby, Lalia, Zelia & students, Azrakesh, Ashley & Tim, Belly Belly HIp.
Video clip now available! (See below)
Project description: This project was done as aa directed studies course for undergraduate credit at Simon Fraser University (Kinesiology Department). The goal was to record and analyze bellydance movements using motion capture and electromyography for the purposes of understanding and accurately descrbing the biomechanics of bellydance movements, confirming or improving teaching methods and assessing injury risk. In addition we are analyzing the data for what it can reveal about human motor control particularly of the spine and pelvis.
The data capture was conducted in a single session on August 24, 2005 using the EVaRT 6-camera motion capture system in the Injury Prevention and Mobility Lab.
We are currently performing further analysis on the data.
Electrodes were place on 22 different muscles of the trunk and left leg.
Reflective markers were placed on 33 anatomical landmarks for digital motion capture.
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custom-made 3 marker frames to define the separate three dimensional movements
of different segments of the trunk.
These were placed on the Sacrum, thoraco-lumbar junction, and lower cervical spine.
Dr. Milner has written a program to anlayze the relative movements of these marker frames in all three dimensions.
From this we will get an accurate picture of the separate motions in different parts of the spine that characterize bellydance movements such as undulations and hip shimmies.
Click this link
or the above image to
view the video (WMV Format)
Marilee Nugent (Venus) with supervisor Dr. Ted Milner and lab technician Shandi Spoorer.
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