Since my past blogs have all been somehow related to dance, i tried to think of how Newton's laws affects dance. Newton's First Law is "An object in motion stays in motion unless acted upon by an outside net force". I thought about the force of gravity, and how it affects a dancer.
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As a dancer, I think gravity most affects a dancer when it comes to jumps. No matter what kind of jump, we always return to the ground. Our weight, which can be calculated from the equation
Weight in newtons= Mass in kilograms times Gravity in meters per second squared
acts upon us and ends our jump. If gravity did not exist and we jumped in space, our jump would go on forever and would be much easier to do than on earth. Dance would be so much easier without gravity.
Intriguing post, Tiff. Some jumps look more graceful with gravity actually (this is coming from someone who has absolutely no idea how dance works). It does seem pretty difficult to land after twirling in the air (forgive my limited vocabulary...), though, so I can slightly sympathize with you.
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Dang you're like a ninja Tiff XD. Dancing without gravity would be super cool. One day....:P
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