Newtons Law of Motion in

Ballet
by: Mellody Da Cruz

Newtons First Law

An object in motion will remain in motion unless acted upon an unbalanced force
(known as Inertia).

Ballet in connected to the first law of motion when a dancer is leaping in the air.
According to this law, what goes up must in fact come down because of unbalanced
force. This force is known as gravity. Because of gravity, the dancer is pulled to the
ground after leaping in the air.

Newtons Second Law

An object's acceleration depends on it mass and the net force acting on it

Ballet in connected to the second law of motion when a dancer pirouettes. A

pirouette is a type of dance turn. Before you turn you put as much force as you can into
the ground using your dominate foot to get more energy to turn. This also applies to
turning, which is a fouette. The more force you put in your leg to pump, the faster/longer
your pirouettes will be.

Newtons Third Law

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

Ballet in connected to the third law of motion when a dancer is on releve ( staying on
the ball of your feet or on your toes if wearing pointe shoes). When a dancer is up on
releve, their foot is putting the same amount of force on the floor as the floor is putting on
your foot. This would be an example of an opposite and equal reaction.