Representation is integrated role image in perception, designed to complement the fragmented information
collected, in order to give meaning to movement during its recognition and to provide a system of perception that
can encode the results of specific movements.
In this regard, representation is not merely a bridge between perception and memory, but also one between
perception and motor control.
In dance sport we discuss kinetic representations, or mental-kinetic images or models.
Representation in dance sport technique is performed in two fundamental ways: (adapted by Richard JF)
- technical knowledge structures stabilized in long memory (general skills)
- circumstantial constructions developed in a particular context (elements or techniques) with specific
purposes.
Representation in dance is to feature specific content of the specific movement preparing the real leap to the
essential - the actual movement - the privilege of thinking