Welcome to our collection of Biomechanics videos
This page is dedicated to sharing videos that introduce biomechanics concepts. We will continue to build this as our lab grows. Please contact us with questions, comments, or ideas. For more information, please visit National Biomechanics Day.
National Biomechanics Day Videos
(described more fully on our STEAM outreach page)
In this video, dancer Shannon Wright demonstrates a motion capture sonification system designed by Dr. Luke Dahl, Dr. Christopher Knowlton, and Dr. Antonia Zaferiou.
This video features dancer Zophia Jackowski to open our National Biomechanics Day celebration and a brief introduction to dance biomechanics given by Dr. Antonia Zaferiou.
Dancers Olivia Chesneau and Zophia Jackowski demonstrate electromyography (EMG), overhead cameras, and in-ground force sensors.
In this video, doctoral student Sam Liu provides a demonstration of our electromyography (EMG) and in-ground force sensors with dancer Donterreo Culp.
Lab Introduction Video
Draft Tutorial 1: Introduction to Wearable Inertial Measurement Units
In this video (in progress), our visiting undergraduate research assistant, Claudio Lobraico, shares what the undergraduate and high school student team learned about wearable Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs) this summer.
“Dance with Newton’s Laws”
As part of USC's 2012 Science Film Competition, Dr. Zaferiou co-directed this film and uses it during STEAM outreach events as a primer for biomechanics/ physics lessons.
“Ballet||ology: Physics of Ballet” by Super Deluxe
Dr. Zaferiou was a scriptwriter and science consultant for this video by Super Deluxe. It received 3.1M views before Super Deluxe closed its site!
Note: It was intended for the public as an audience (vs. GK-12 education), so make sure to gauge if it is appropriate for your class.