The Dancer

Posterior ankle impingement in the dancer.

Dancers spend a lot of time in the relevé position in demi-pointe and en pointe in their training and their careers. Pain from both osseous and soft tissue causes may start to occur in the posterior aspect of their ankle. This article reviews the potential causes of posterior ankle impingement in dancers. It will discuss the clinical evaluation of a dancer and the appropriate workup and radiogr...

Topsy‐turvy by the Belly Dancer

In our patient presenting with abdominal myoclonus, it is important to understand its pathophysiology. Various etiologies need to be taken into consideration before coming to a conclusion. The finding on Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-Spine disclosing cervical lesion may just be an incidental finding.

Cross - Being : Dancer ( The Spinning Screen ) Hyun

The Spinning Screen In screen-based experiences, the screen itself can become the physical device used for interaction. The “move-ability” of the screen affords interactivity between the screen artifact and the viewer and between the virtual space and the physical space. As a movable screen interface, I have created the spinning screen, a two-sided monitor mounted on a revolving base. This inte...

A Virtual Dancer "Cindy" --- Interactive Performance of a Music-controlled CG Dancer ---

Various lifelike computer characters have been proposed in recent years [LCC’94, LCC’95]. In this paper, we introduce an innovative way of using a lifelike computer character to enhance the human-human and human-computer communication. We propose an interactive performance system in which a virtual CG dancer enables two players (musicians) to interact with each other not only through music but ...

The Male Dancer in the Middle East and Central Asia