1. Effect of Angles and Time on Different Styles of Dance
Summer Ventures Science and Mathematics 2012
Appalachian State University
Visualization and Image Processing
Lindsey Lloyd and Alli Hooper

2. Overview
How do various angles and their timings affect the different styles of dance?
Angles vs. Timing
Factors that could affect dance:
Age
Experience
Height

3. Styles of Dance
Clogging
Ballet
Gymnastics
Contemporary

4. Method and Set-Up
A 9’8”X9’3” rectangle was marked on the floor by tape for the dancers to dance in. Two video cameras were set up, one to the side and one in front.
Times were measured by starting and stopping the videos in Windows Live Movie Maker.
Angles were calculated by taking a snapshot of a certain point in the video and transferring the image to ImageJ.
The angle was measured and transferred into a Microsoft Excel file.

5. Examples
Jete
Arabesque
Cartwheel
Quad

6. Results
Angles

7. Results
Times

10. Results Ballet Contemporary Clogging Gymnastics All styles
Ballet
Contemporary
Clogging
Gymnastics
All styles
Fastest Time
Jete:
0.77 sec.
1.08 sec.
Spinwheel:
2.03 sec.
Running Cartwheel:
0.99 sec.
Ballet:
Slowest Time
Arabesque:
3.08 sec.
Fouette:
4.37 sec.
Quad:
5.58 sec.
Back Bend:
3.59 sec.
Clogging:
Largest Angle
degrees
Pirouette: degrees
Brush-Up: degrees
Running Cartwheel: degrees
Smallest Angle
Pirouette:
51.05 degrees
54.7 degrees
MJ:
25.37 degrees
74.44 degrees

11. Conclusion
How do various angles and their timings effect the different styles of dance?
As time decreases, the angles increase, therefore, causing a fluctuation in the results.
The effect of age, height, and experience does not have an effect on dance. Every person’s body can do different things.

12. Acknowledgements Questions? Dr. Rahman Tashakkori Mr. Sina Tashakkori
Mr. Ahmad Ghadiri
Ms. Lori Tyler
Kristin Dellinger and Kiya Khalil
Summer Ventures 2012
Appalachian State University
Questions?