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The potential of all these resources at The uncluttered desktop’s attractive color
the touch of one’s fingertips is enticing. and font scheme is one of the most appeal-
Unfortunately, I realized immediately that ing interface designs that I have seen in
I could not access the CD-ROMs because any educational software. The high-quality
I work on an Apple PowerBook with Mac film and sound direction are impressive
OS X. The hardware requirements for Cho- and essential. The solo performer, Lauren
reographic Outcomes are quite reasonable, but Potter, is a brilliant dancer of remarkable
a PC Windows environment is required. In movement clarity and articulation. I found
my experience, many American dance stu- her lack of affect somewhat curious, but
dents, teachers, and programs in higher ed- perhaps there was a conscious decision to
ucation, use and stock computer labs with focus on form versus feeling. Regardless, it
Apple computers. The market may be too is clear that Bedford Interactive engaged a
small, or the cost prohibitive, but I sincerely dream team of dancers, educators, and de-
hope Bedford Interactive has plans for a bi- signers to produce this work.
platform version in the near future. Though Bedford Interactive and I have
You can start working with Choreographic different definitions of the term, I was par-
Outcomes by click-opening the source video, ticularly enchanted with the Universal Ac-
“Motifs For A Solo Dancer,” which takes cess option. In some software design circles,
you to a step-by-step analysis of the original universal access refers to software design that
piece. The options include viewing the entire seeks to make new media accessible to every-
filmed solo, a universal access feature, a li- one; for example, creating “electronic curb-
brary of key motifs, time analysis, and space cuts” for cognitively or hearing-impaired
analysis. As a graduate student in the mid- persons (see www.cast.org). Bedford Inter-
1990s, I participated in numerous usability active uses the term Universal Access to mean
studies at Harvard University’s Education a comprehensive, catholic look at all aspects
with New Technologies project (http:// of the dance composition. On a single page,
learnweb.harvard.edu). CD-ROMs were one has access to the whole solo dance: its
the latest technology, and I learned phrases movement phrases, key motifs, and tim-
like “wayfinding index” and “universal ac- ing. So, for instance, if one wants to make
cess” to describe the nexus between acces- a close examination of how the “tip” motif
sibility, ease-of-use, navigation, and inter- develops into a “tip back into travel” phrase,
face elements. Bedford Interactive deserves one can easily locate the motif, watch its
high marks on all these design indices. development from a thumbnail video that
Overall, Choreographic Outcomes takes pops up seamlessly into a full view, and lis-
full advantage of what computers do best. ten to the precise musical phrase in which
The multiple representations—from dia- it occurs. In the space and time analyses
grams to videos—make it highly accessible, sections, I yearned for a Labanotation score
deepening the learning experience without to round out the phrase structure studies,
sacrificing breadth of information. The but I suppose enough is enough. One has to
ubiquitous views, perspectives, and thumb- make choices, and the choices are generally
nail pictures make it easy to follow and fun splendid.
to use. The logical structure, clearly marked I found that one of the more innovative
buttons, and text directions support navi- choices included an “Outcomes” section:
gation through the sophisticated analyses. that is, seven new pieces choreographed
Individual Cumulative
Body Part Injuries
Percentage Percentage
Head 0 0%
Neck 1 1%
Chest 2 1% Head-Face-Neck 1%
Abdomen 0 0%
Back 24 18% Back 18%
Shoulder 12 9%
Upper Arm 0 0%
Elbow 1 1%
Forearm 0 0%
Wrist 0 0%
Hand 2 1% Upper Extremity 11%
Pelvis 3 2%
Hip 16 12%
Thigh 8 6%
Knee 24 18%
Leg 16 12%
Ankle 16 12%
Foot 11 8% Lower Extremity 70%
seek help in case of medical problems. We healthcare professionals are ready to get
envision the UNCG Dance Medicine Pro- involved with dance medicine, looking at
gram to be a template for other programs dancers the way I like to think of them: as
to follow in providing quality healthcare to super-athletes who not only need to be at the
dancers through effective application of the “top of their game,” but who have to per-
medical sciences for dancers, and we hope form according to aesthetic demands while
that it will help improve the level of health- doing it. It is my optimistic belief that the
care delivery to dancers. scope of the field of dance medicine will
be expanded in future years by providing
In Closing services that encompass all the performing
The whole realm of Dance Medicine has arts, including music and theater, through
been a rich and enlightening experience for a happy marriage of arts and science, with
me,and I am encouraged to see that more the overarching goal of enabling perform-