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Stephen Apatow teaching biomechanics
class at the Nutmeg Conservatory for the Arts, Spring 2007.
Aspirations to achieve
top level performance requires detailed attention given to each aspect
of the training program. Every day, our diet, strength, speed, flexibility,
postural alignment, mental preparation and technical training all
relate to the factors upon which our bodies will adapt, to yield
our potential performance. -- Stephen M. Apatow
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Yashiro
Yamashita Clinic: 9 times all Japan Champion, 1984 Olympic Gold Medalist
in the open division, four times world champion. Back Row: Imon, Yashiro
Yamishita, Sid Kelly, Stephen Apatow, Founder, JudoSport International
(Kokoro: Mixed Martial Arts Style). Front Row: Clint, John, David Roberts,
Roger.
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International DanceScience
Development Initiative
International Medical, Scientific and
Educational Initiative of the Sports Medicine & Science
Institute.
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The World Spins from "The Company" Dancer
Emily Patterson, Principal Dancer Joffrey. Ballet trained at Nutmeg Conservatory
for the Arts, Stephen Michael. Apatow, Classical Dance/ Olympic Development
Coach. See Private consultations below.
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In The Spotlight
Educational Materials
- Preventing 10 Million Injuries Each Year in the United States:
Establishing a new Global Orthopedic Standard of Care: Sports Medicine
& Science Institute, 15 September 2009.
- Classical Ballet Based Biomechanics and
Orthopedic Analysis Level 1: Distance education course on classical
ballet based biomechanics for physicians, physical therapists, instructors,
parents and students. Undergraduate/Graduate/Professional,
Instructor: Humanitarian University Consortium Continuing Education.
- Applications of classical ballet based
biomechanical analysis correction and retraining procedures
to enhance the joint flexibility and technical performance
have been applied to musculo-skeletal disorders that include
entrapment
neuropathies, Scoliosis,
Rheumatoid Arthritis,
Asthma,
Fibromyalgia,
Frederick's
Ataxia and Multiple Sclerosis. One of our cases
with Rheumatoid Arthritis was submitted to the National Arthritis
Foundation Peer Review Board in 1990. Analysis and corrective
procedures have been adapted to help spinal herniations for physicians
at Yale Medical School.
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Overview
In conjunction, with scholarships to study classical
ballet training at the
Nutmeg Conservatory for the Arts in the late 80's, Stephen
Apatow was asked by artistic director
Sharon Dante (YouTube: PM Magazine, 1984) to incorporate a specialized program to optimize classical
ballet based alignment mechanics.
The challenge encompassed the differences between
participants that were the result of a "one out of a thousand
selection process" and opportunities in the United States that
allow all children to participate despite their physical limitations.
The focus encompassed an accentuated stretch and flexibility
emphasis, for all developmental levels (pre-ballet through professional)
to better enable the dancer in their progression toward the mechanical
ideal of the development program.
The advanced level of this developmental
focus was intensive spine and extremity analysis, correction, retraining
and coaching with dancers preparing for international
competitions and professional careers. This intensive work
resulted in an immediate functional change in technical performance
within a 4-6 week period, facilitating progress that was impossible
through the classical ballet development program alone.
The results of our 20-year collaborative
relationship include the formation of the Sports Medicine and
Science Institute, specialized classical ballet development
programs, applications for sports and Olympic development programs,
orthopedic analysis and injury prevention.
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Private Consultations
Private consultations for biomechanical analysis,
correction and retraining are available to students who are in need
or want to improve specific areas of their training that cannot happen
in the ballet class alone. See:
- Biomechanical Analysis, Correction and Retraining: Specialized program
developed to optimize flexibility and technical performance in preparation
for the Prix de Lausanne International ballet
Competition. Reaching the Next Level of Performance in Classical
Ballet and Olympic Development Programs.
Biomechanical
Analysis, Correction and Retraining consultation with Student Emily Patterson,
Joffrey Ballet, IMDB, The Company (2003), Save the Last
Dance (2001). Parents:
Dance Development Questions: Contact Susan Patterson: President,
Board of Directors, Nutmeg Conservatory for the Arts.
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Private consultation options:
- Performance Biomechanics Session:
Intensive analysis, correction and retraining based on progressive
programs used prepare dancers for international competition.
- Injury Prevention Biomechanics
Session: Sessions
focus on specific problem areas (spine and extremity mechanics),
understanding the mechanism of joint stress and
injury, articular range of motion and alignment optimization.
Questions regarding the scope of this
work can also be directed to:
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Stephen Michael Apatow
Founder, Director of Research
and Development
Classical Dance/ Olympic Development Coach
Sports Medicine & Science Institute
167 Cherry Street, # 260
Milford, Connecticut 06460
Telephone: (203) 668-0282
Internet:
www.esportsmedicine.org
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