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The Ballerina (A.K.A. The Unknown Physicist). By: Karrin Harvey. A Taste of What’s to Come. Center of Gravity and Balance. What is balance?. http://jesseenterprises.net/amsci/1982/06/1982-06-body.html. Rotational Mechanics and the Pirouette. Plié to get around Abs, abs, and more abs!.
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The Ballerina (A.K.A. The Unknown Physicist) By: Karrin Harvey
Center of Gravity and Balance • What is balance? http://jesseenterprises.net/amsci/1982/06/1982-06-body.html
Rotational Mechanics and the Pirouette • Plié to get around • Abs, abs, and more abs! http://ballerinabyday.blogspot.com/2010/10/perfecting-pirouettes.html
Friction and the Glissade • Can there be too much friction? http://iceskatingresources.org/PhysicsBallet.pdf
Projectile Motion and the Grande Jeté • Center of Mass • Defying gravity http://myweb.lmu.edu/jphillips/mechanics/momentum/center_mass/grand_jete.html