Mad Monday Muscles
Dancers tend to refer to everything as “muscles”. Here is
the basic definition of muscle: “a bundle of long slender
cells (muscle fibers) that have the power
to contract and hence
to produce movement.
Muscles are responsible
for locomotion and
play an important part in performing vital
body functions. They
also protect the
contents of the abdomen
against injury and
help support the
body.”
Okay, let’s get
technical here. We also have tendons and ligaments. Basically, a tendon
connects muscle to bone, a ligament attaches bone to bone. For example, dancers
are familiar with the Achilles tendon
which attaches the calf muscle to the ankle bone. A ligament, on the other
hand, would hold the calf and thigh bone together at the knee joint. Injuries
to either one can take 6-8 weeks to heal (or more, depending on the severity).
Now you know!
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Secret #22j:
“A tendon connects
muscle to bone, a ligament attaches bone to bone.”
Link of the Day:
Quote
of the Day:
““The brain is like a muscle. When it is
in use we feel very good. Understanding is joyous.”
― Carl Sagan
― Carl Sagan
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