BODY MOVEMENTS Flashcards
ARE MOVEMENTS DONE BY A PART OR SEVERAL PARTS OF THE BODY IN STATIONARY
Axial Movements
ARE MOVEMENTS THAT BRINGS THE PERFORMERS FROM ONE PLACE TO THE OTHER
Locomotive movements
TO MOVE THE BODY OR PART OF THE BODY AROUND A WIDE AXIS
Bend Or Flex
TO ELEVATE A PART OF THE BODY OR THE WHOLE BODY TO A DESIRED LEVEL
LEFT/ RAISE
TO LENGHTHEN A PART OF THE BODY
Stretch/Extend/Straighten
TO MOVE A BODY AROUND A LONG AXIS
Twist
TO MOVE A BODY AROUND A POINT
Circle
TO MOVE CONTINUOUSLY FROM ONE POINT TO THE OTHER
Swing
TO CHANGE DIRECTION TO MOVE AROUND AN AXIS
Turn/Rotate
TO TOUCH THE FLOOR WITH THE TOES, THE KNEES WILL EXTEND
Point
TO TRANSFER WEIGHT FROM ONE FOOT TO ANOTHER
STEP
TO TOUCH THE FLOOR WITH THE WWHOLE OF THE FOOT WITH SLIGHTLY BODY ON IT
PLACE
TO PUSH OFF THE LEG OR LEGS IN THE AIR. IT IS A COMBINATION OF A BEND ON THE KNEEES AND LEGS STRETCH
SPRING
IS A SERIES OF STEPS IN ALL DIRECTIONS
WALK
IS A WALK WITH LONGER STRIDES AND THERE IS A PUSH-OFF BY THE FOOT TO SUSPEND THE BODY MOMENTARILY IN AIR
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