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Pilates BASI Written Exam Questions and Answers, Exams of Performing Arts

A comprehensive set of questions and answers for the pilates basi written exam. It covers key concepts, principles, and techniques, including the 10 principles of pilates, breathing mechanics, muscle focus, and objectives for various exercises. A valuable resource for students preparing for the basi exam.

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2024/2025

Available from 03/26/2025

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Pilates BASI Written Exam Questions
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When and where was Joseph Pilates born? ✔✔Dusseldorf, Germany, 1883
What did Pilates do in England? ✔✔Worked was a war camp with rehab for sick and disabled
When did he come to America? ✔✔Came to NYC in 1926
What is controlology? ✔✔When stabilizing muscle groups are encouraged to work isometrically
to maintain correct positioning and alignment.
What are the 10 principles of Pilates? ✔✔Awareness
Balance
Breath
Concentration
Center
Control
Efficiency
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Pilates BASI Written Exam Questions

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When and where was Joseph Pilates born? ✔✔Dusseldorf, Germany, 1883

What did Pilates do in England? ✔✔Worked was a war camp with rehab for sick and disabled

When did he come to America? ✔✔Came to NYC in 1926

What is controlology? ✔✔When stabilizing muscle groups are encouraged to work isometrically

to maintain correct positioning and alignment.

What are the 10 principles of Pilates? ✔✔Awareness

Balance

Breath

Concentration

Center

Control

Efficiency

Flow

Precision

Harmony

(all bad bitches can call Christy especially for precision and harmony)

When are you in neutral pelvis? ✔✔When the ASIS and pubic symphysis is on the same

horizontal plane and two ASIS are on the same transverse plane

Can the spine be neutral when the pelvis is not? ✔✔When the spine is in neutral the pelvis must

be neutral, however, the pelvis may be neutral when the spine is not

What are the pros of using a neutral pelvis? ✔✔encourages muscular development and correct

muscle recruitment

teaches efficient posture and ideal alignment

pelvis alignment influences body segments above and below it

What are the benefits of breathing in Pilates? ✔✔-oxygenates blood

  • improve circulation
  • calm the mind and body

What are Objectives? ✔✔the objective describes the action of the muscle being used. although

there may be one muscle focus, there could be many objectives.

What are the Cues? ✔✔Cues are the actual execution of the exercise. precision provides results.

Cue is to communicate which leads to good understanding which leads to success

What are Movers? ✔✔generating or controlling movement

What are the Antagonists? ✔✔actions oposite to movers

What are the Synergists? ✔✔neutralizes undesired actions of movers

What are the Stabilizers? ✔✔muscles that hold body parts still

What is BASI's SIM? ✔✔Stabilizer- stabilize the body

Initiator- initial cue or focus of movement

Mover- move part of the body

What do you engage first before the movement takes place (SIM)? ✔✔Initiators (it is understood

as the mind part of the movement), the initiator will in fact be either a stabilizer or a mover

What do you think about during an execution of movement (SIM)? ✔✔stabilizers to promote

efficient movement

Pelvic Curl

BLOCK

BREATH

MUSCLE FOCUS

OBJECTIVES

CUES ✔✔BLOCK -Foundation

BREATH -inhale hold at top, move on exhale

MUSCLE FOCUS- abs, hamstrings

OBJECTIVES- spinal articulation, hamstring control, pevlic lumbar stabilization

CUES- neutral pelvis, maintain lumbar flexion

Spine Twist Supine

OBJECTIVES- ab strength, pelvic stability

CUES- no tucking pelvis, engage adductors throughout, keep head aligned with spine

Chest Lift with Rotation

BLOCK

BREATH

MUSCLE FOCUS

OBJECTIVES

CUES ✔✔BLOCK- Foundation

BREATH- rotate as exhale, inhale return

MUSCLE FOCUS- abdominals (oblique)

OBJECTIVES- ab strength, pevlis stability

CUES- keep pelvis stable, avoid lateral flexion, move head/shoulders/chest together, maintain trunk height consistent

Leg Lifts/Leg Changes

BLOCK

BREATH

MUSCLE FOCUS

OBJECTIVES

CUES ✔✔BLOCK- Foundation

BREATH- Exhale leg lift

MUSCLE FOCUS- Abdominals

OBJECTIVES- Pelvic lumbar stabilization, hip disassociation

CUES- no hyperlordosis, keep shoulders relaxed, keep angle of knee 90 degrees

Hundred Prep

BLOCK

BREATH

MUSCLE FOCUS

OBJECTIVES

CUES ✔✔BLOCK- Abdominal Work

BREATH- exhale up

MUSCLE FOCUS- abs

OBJECTIVES- ab strength, trunk stabilization

CUES- avoid hyperlordosis, neck tension and bulging abs

CUES ✔✔BLOCK- Foundation

BREATH- exhale down and around

MUSCLE FOCUS- abs

OBJECTIVES- pelvis lumbar stabilzation, hip disassociation and mobilization

CUES- shoulders relaxed, fluid movement, keep circle within range of control

Rolling (Like-A-Ball)

BLOCK

BREATH

MUSCLE FOCUS

OBJECTIVES

CUES ✔✔BLOCK- Spinal Articulation

BREATH- Inhale roll back

MUSCLE FOCUS- Abs

OBJECTIVES- trunk stabilization, shoulder stabilization

CUES- fluid movement, keep ball shape consistent, dont bury head between knees

Spine Stretch

BLOCK

BREATH

MUSCLE FOCUS

OBJECTIVES

CUES ✔✔BLOCK- Spinal Articulation

BREATH- inhale nothing, exhale down, inhale pause, exhale up

MUSCLE FOCUS- abdominals, back extensors

OBJECTIVES- spinal articulation, trunk stabilization, hamstring stretch

CUES- flex toes, maintain scapular stabilization, articulate spine as if rolling up and down a wall

Side Lifts

BLOCK

BREATH

MUSCLE FOCUS

OBJECTIVES

CUES ✔✔BLOCK- Lateral Flexion/Rotation

BREATH- exhale lift legs

MUSCLE FOCUS- abdominals (obliques)

OBJECTIVES

CUES ✔✔BLOCK- Foundation

BREATH- free

MUSCLE FOCUS- relaxation of lower back

OBJECTIVES- relax, stretch lumbar spine

CUES- allow pelvis to sink to heels, visualize lumbar opening out, breathe fully and relax deeper with each breath

Hundred

BLOCK

BREATH

MUSCLE FOCUS

OBJECTIVES

CUES ✔✔BLOCK- Abdominal Work

BREATH- exhale (5 pumps) inhale (5 pumps)

MUSCLE FOCUS- abs

OBJECTIVES- abdominal strength, trunk stabilization

CUES- deep long breaths, arm pumps stay small, avoid hyperlordosis, neck tension, and bulging abs

Double Leg Stretch

BLOCK

BREATH

MUSCLE FOCUS

OBJECTIVES

CUES ✔✔BLOCK- Abdominal Work

BREATH- exhale when arms come around to grab knees

MUSCLE FOCUS- abs

OBJECTIVES- ab strength, trunk stabilization

CUES- head aligned with spine, stable pelvis, reach arms back as far as possible

Single Leg Stretch

BLOCK

BREATH

MUSCLE FOCUS

OBJECTIVES

CUES ✔✔BLOCK- abs

BLOCK

BREATH

MUSCLE FOCUS

OBJECTIVES

CUES ✔✔BLOCK- Lateral flexion, rotation

BREATH- special*

MUSCLE FOCUS- Hamstrings

OBJECTIVES- hamstring stretch, back extensor control, oblique control

CUES- rotate around longitudinal axis, keep head facing leg when reaching forward

Spine Twist

BLOCK

BREATH

MUSCLE FOCUS

OBJECTIVES

CUES ✔✔BLOCK- Lateral flexion, rotation

BREATH- exhale (2 pumps)

MUSCLE FOCUS- obliques

OBJECTIVES- trunk mobility, extensor control, oblique control

CUES- pelvis and legs still, move head and arms as one unit, initiate movement from waist and not shoulders

Corkscrew

BLOCK

BREATH

MUSCLE FOCUS

OBJECTIVES

CUES ✔✔BLOCK- lateral flexion, rotation

BREATH- exhale circle down and up

MUSCLE FOCUS- abs

OBJECTIVES- hip flexor control, ab strength

CUES- feet together and aligned, initiate movementd from waist, bend knees if strain on hip flexors

Single Leg Kick

BLOCK

BREATH

Front support

BLOCK

BREATH

MUSCLE FOCUS

OBJECTIVES

CUES ✔✔BLOCK- Bridging

BREATH- exhale bend on knee

MUSCLE FOCUS- abs, scapular stabilizers

OBJECTIVES- trunk stabilization, scapular stabilization

CUES- no hyperlordosis, scapular stabilization throughout, keep body in straight line from head to toes

Back support

BLOCK

BREATH

MUSCLE FOCUS

OBJECTIVES

CUES ✔✔BLOCK- bridging

BREATH- exhale up

MUSCLE FOCUS- shoulder extensors, hip extensors

OBJECTIVES- trunk stabilization, shoulder extensor strength, hip extensor strength

CUES- no flaring ribs, hinge at hips, face fingers out to the sides or make fist if wrists hurt

Seal Puppy

BLOCK

BREATH

MUSCLE FOCUS

OBJECTIVES

CUES ✔✔BLOCK- Spinal Articulation

BREATH- inhale back

MUSCLE FOCUS- abs

OBJECTIVES- trunk stabilization and control, hip joint stretch

CUES- focus eyes forward, keep shoulders relaxed, maintain consistent curve of spine

Hamstring Pull 1