Practical MATLAB Deep Learning: A Projects-Based Approach

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7. Classifying a Pirouette

Michael Paluszek¹  , Stephanie Thomas²   and Eric Ham²  

(1)

Plainsboro, NJ, USA

(2)

Princeton, NJ, USA

 

Abstract

A pirouette is a familiar step in ballet. There are many types of pirouettes. We will focus on an en dehors (outside) pirouette from the fourth position. The dancer pliés (does a deep knee bend) and then straightens their legs, producing both an upward force to get on the tip of their pointe shoe and torque to turn about their axis of revolution.

7.1 Introduction

A pirouette is a familiar step in ballet. There are many types of pirouettes. ...