DFA 134 - Pilates I

0.5 credit(s)
Pilates I will explore conceptual tactics of the Pilates Fundamentals and beyond. These tactics will be presented through the lens of Dance Conditioning, Injury Prevention and Injury Rehabilitation. Students will be required to call on knowledge of their technique classes and create goals that will help synthesize the information into practical applications that will hone their own instrument for a long career as Dance Artists and Teachers. The course will include units that cover practical applications of Neuroplasticity, the closed kinetic chain, safe and healthy arthrokinematics of joints for optimal congruency, eccentric load as a tactic for injury prevention, and creating and controlling healthy mobility of the joints.
Prerequisite(s): DFA 138 or permission of instructor.

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