Technical
Tuesday Hands and Feet
Dancers
spent a lot of time thinking about their feet, but not as much about their
hands. It’s understandable. But anatomically speaking, these two have about 25%
of all the bones in the body.
It’s rare for
dancers to have anything happen to the bones in the hands, but the feet are a
different story. With all those small bones, it is not uncommon for them to get
fractured. Fascinating Fact: the most frequently broken bone in the mid foot is that of the fifth metatarsal (the one next
to the pinkie). Ouch.
To add even
more detail: The human foot
contains 26 bones, 33 joints,
107 ligaments and 19 muscles. Not only that, the foot contains nearly 8000
nerves and many of those end near the skin – that’s why feet are so ticklish!
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Anatomical Secret #26ll:
“25% of a human’s bones are in the hands and feet.
Link of the Day:
Quote of the Day:
“It's only
out of reach when you choose to keep your feet flat on the floor.”
― Lana M. H. Wilder
― Lana M. H. Wilder
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