Shapes in buildings (architecture and geometry)

Posted on April 4, 2018 by

In this cite it talks about how buildings are made of shapes and how geometry is the basic building blocks of architecture and nature. An example of this would be the pyramids in Egypt or something more modern like new World Trade Center tower.These buildings are all made appealing using different shapes. The shapes in all of these building are one of the ways geometry relates to architecture.

https://www.thoughtco.com/geometry-and-architecture-178081

December 2014, One World Trade Center at Sunset

Module Two Post One

Posted on March 8, 2018 by

Geometry in marching band. Marching band isn’t all about playing music and counting. In marching band you have drill, which is a picture representation of all the different shapes and forms the band makes as a whole. There is surface area involved because you need to know the dimensions of the stadium. Here is a website I used

https://prezi.com/c9_ivr4pgrvh/how-is-geometry-used-in-marching-band/

Module One Post Fourteen (The Geometry of Ballet)

Posted on March 8, 2018 by

This last prezi although titled the same as all the others didn’t talk about rotation, translation, or reflection like the others did. Instead, it focused on symmetry, angles, and lines. When a dancer performs an arabesque their leg must be at a 90-135 degree angle. However when performing a grand jeté the dancer’s legs must be at a 180-degree angle.(A straight line)

I was reluctant at first to use this prezi since it was titled the same as the others I assumed it would have the same information. However, it had different information and examples. When I read the title I expected it to be all on geometry, but it was quite different from what the title suggested and talked more about other topics. This was useful because it talked about angles of the studio, which I had no idea about until reading this.

Module One Post Thirteen (The Geometry of Ballet)

Posted on March 8, 2018 by

This is another prezi on geometry and ballet it’s similar to the last prezi I used: https://prezi.com/72rlha79knaz/the-geometry-of-ballet/ but with different explanations. This prezi explains how geometry helps dancers as well as how rotation, translation, and reflection are all involved in ballet. This prezi also explains the meaning of the term transformation in geometry.

ballet geometry GIF

Although this prezi had a few more grammatical errors than the other one, it still had useful information. It had good explanations, and a lot of pictures to demonstrate what was being explained.

Module 2 Post 5 (The Dance Class)

Posted on March 8, 2018 by

I found this last site and it was really helpful because it included lots of pictures and a video at the end with all the positions of ballet. I wish I found this site sooner because it was filled with info on different types of math involved in ballet and there are a lot. The site said that ballet is based off perfect angles and shapes and that dancers must have perfect balance and harmony,

https://allencentre.wikispaces.com/The+Dance+Class

Module 2 Post 4 (How is geometry used in dance?)

Posted on March 8, 2018 by

I found this prezi on how ballet is related to geometry and I found it useful because it also talked about angles and symmetry and those are related to geometry somehow. I decided to use it since it’s getting harder to find more resources about geometry in ballet. This prezi explained the use of angles in ballet. It also explained how choreographers use angles and shapes to make their dances more interesting and appealing. And as a dancer geometry in dance is very appealing especially if you are in the audience and you don’t know what happened in the process of creating the dance.

https://prezi.com/utnu4mg20qkq/how-is-geometry-used-in-dance/

Module One Post Twelve (The Geometry of Ballet)

Posted on March 8, 2018 by

Although this is a Prezi it was still quite useful and had food information. This Prezi explains basic geometry, reflections, translations, rotation, and symmetry in ballet. When doing a pirouette a dancer is using rotation. The center of rotation is placed either on the ball of the foot or on the toes, depending on whether or not the dancer is wearing pointe shoes. If a dancer is slouching or sitting on one hip then it won’t be a proper reflection and they won’t be symmetrical.

Image result for symmetry in ballet

This was useful because it had a lot of pictures and videos to go along with the information. It also had good examples and everything was explained very clearly. I didn’t have any other resource that talked about rotations and translations, so this slideshow was very useful.

Module 2 Post 2 (The Problem)

Posted on March 8, 2018 by

For my second post I decided to focus on another important thing a ballerina has. Most principal ballerinas have pointe shoes. But it’s important that the pointe shoes fits perfectly onto her feet. If it doesn’t it could ruin the balance and control a ballerina has. Most ballerina’s get their pointe shoes custom made so they need to consider the following,
-Shape of foot
-Shape of pointe shoe box

http://perfectfitpointe.com/the-problem/

Image result for ballerina pointe shoes

Module 2 Post 1 (Ballet Rotoscope; Geometry in Ballet)

Posted on March 8, 2018 by

So for module 2 I have decided to narrow my topic down to Geometry in Ballet. And for my first post of module 2 I found a really cool video. In the video there is a dancer and while she’s dancing there are lines surrounding her so it shows the shape she is making while she dances. It’s really cool because in the beginning of the video it starts with just the outline of the shape and probably about 4 counts into the dance they add in her body. It shows her arm movements to. So when she moves her arm it leaves an edited line to show what she drew with her arm.

Module One Post Ten (The Geometry of Dance)

Posted on March 8, 2018 by

This website talks about geometry in ballet. It’s very important that dancers understand the elements of geometry when using movement because without it, the movement looks disjointed and unintentional. This site also talked about symmetry and asymmetry, as well as why it’s important. Asymmetry is used to as a method to break the eye from the scene or to demonstrate dissent within the dance.

Image result for ballet geometry

Although this website was short it still had a lot of good information. This website not only explained the use of symmetry but the use of asymmetry as well. I learned that if dancers don’t properly understand the use of the elements of geometry when dancing, their movement can look disjointed and unintentional.

The Math Around Us

Tag Archives: geometry

Shapes in buildings (architecture and geometry)

Module Two Post One

Module One Post Fourteen (The Geometry of Ballet)

Module One Post Thirteen (The Geometry of Ballet)

Module 2 Post 5 (The Dance Class)

Module 2 Post 4 (How is geometry used in dance?)

Module One Post Twelve (The Geometry of Ballet)

Module 2 Post 2 (The Problem)

Module 2 Post 1 (Ballet Rotoscope; Geometry in Ballet)

Module One Post Ten (The Geometry of Dance)