meeting, avoiding or passing by – these movements require dancers to travel towards each other and then move right or left to avoid and pass Most dancers rely on the mirror for hours a day. It can help us self-correct our lines and see what our movement looks like. But there’s evidence to suggest that overly depending on it can be harmful, as well. Image Issues Frédéric Despierre, rehearsal director for Hofesh Shechter Company and a freelance teacher, believes the mirror can distract students from being fully aware of their bodies in space. “The mirror becomes a means of approval,” he says. “They start focusing on whether they’re doing things right or wrong instead of finding the pleasure of moving.” The Comparison Game

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On meeting a mysterious professor from St Andrews, Dandy and her faithful colleague Alex Osbourne are flung into the worlds of academia, the theatre and publishing. Nothing is quite as it seems, and behind the cheerful facades of puppets and comic books, is a troubled history has begun to repeat itself.the historical detail is pin sharp ... But the real joy of the novelis the characters" THE SCOTSMAN Relying on the mirror can lead dancers to focus more on how they look than on how their movement feels, says Radell. “They objectify themselves and they don’t focus on their proprioceptive sensations.” Despierre encourages educators to shift their focus. “It’s not all about being able to do three turns in the air,” he says. “It is just as impressive to be able to find extreme subtlety in the sensation in your body. If you can bring students to find the pleasure in that, they won’t need the mirror to find it.” When staring in the mirror, we’re more likely to judge ourselves against our peers. According to Radell, this can be explained by the theory of objective self-awareness. “When you see yourself, you can’t help but compare yourself to others,” she says. That can lead to a spiral of self-criticism and negativity.

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Presented by Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman, Strictly Come Dancing has been a Saturday night staple since 2004. Radell and fellow researchers compared body image in beginning-level, female dancers taking modern and ballet in college in both mirrored and non-mirrored classrooms at Emory University. By the end of the semester, both modern and ballet students from the mirrored classrooms felt worse about their bodies. The historical detail is pin-sharp and, as in true murder cases, it's the mundanities of every life ... that evoke the age." YORKSHIRE POST and something sinister is afoot in the streets of Dundee, when a puppeteer is found murdered behind his striped Punch and Judy stand, as children sit cross-legged drinking ginger beer. canon – this technique requires dancers to take it in turns to perform a movement that is then identically copied and performed by othersTonight on the BBC Latin and ballroom show, Love Island star Zara McDermott and her professional dance partner Graziano di Prima and Adam Thomas and his partner Luba Mushtuk found themselves in the dreaded dance-off after some chilling Halloween performances. It was down to Zara and Graziano to perform their skeleton-themed Charleston to Jeepers Creepers by Al Donahue and his Orchestra whilst Adam and Luba recreated their American Smooth to Magic Moments by Perry Como. mirroring – this technique requires dancers to do the same travel, jump, shape or balance at exactly the same time Zara was emotional as she paid tribute to her co-stars and dance partner. She said: "I have had the time of my life. Just to be here is incredible. Thank you to the judges and my amazing partner obviously. My fellow contestants are just incredible. It has been the most amazing experience. I can’t believe it’s over but I am going to be here in spirit every week supporting them."