CMA Bartenieff Fundamentals & Developmental Movement Flashcards
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Bartenieff Fundamentals (BF) were developed primarily to:
Answer: Facilitate efficient, expressive, and healthy movement by integrating body connectivity
Bartenieff Fundamentals are a set of movement principles and exercises developed by Irmgard Bartenieff to support healthy, integrated, and expressive movement.
The principle of 'breath support' in Bartenieff Fundamentals refers to:
Answer: The use of the breath cycle to initiate and support movement
Breath support in BF uses the natural inhale-exhale cycle as the foundation for movement initiation, organization, and release.
Which of the following is one of the six basic Bartenieff Fundamental exercises?
Answer: Thigh lift
The thigh lift is one of the six classic Bartenieff Fundamental exercises, targeting the hip socket and core-distal connectivity.
'Core-distal' connectivity in Bartenieff Fundamentals describes:
Answer: Simultaneous activation linking the body's core to its extremities
Core-distal connectivity is the simultaneous, integrated activation linking the body's center (core) with its extremities (distal), like a starfish pattern.
In Bartenieff Fundamentals, 'inner-outer' connectivity relates to:
Answer: The relationship between the body's deep intrinsic muscles and its outer surface or movement expression
Inner-outer connectivity addresses the integration of deep intrinsic muscles with the body's outer layers and external movement expression.
Which developmental movement pattern involves the body folding and unfolding around a transverse axis?
Answer: Spinal
Spinal patterning involves the body flexing and extending around its longitudinal or transverse axes, like a worm or snake undulating.