CMA Effort Qualities & Movement Dynamics Flashcards
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Free Flow in Effort analysis is associated with movement that:
Answer: Cannot easily be stopped once initiated
Free Flow is characterized by an unrestrained, ongoing quality — the movement has momentum that makes it difficult to stop abruptly.
Which Effort motion factor relates to the mover's inner attitude toward space and spatial attention?
Answer: Space
The Space Effort factor reflects the mover's inner attitude toward space — whether their attention is channeled directly or meanders indirectly.
The 'Spell Drive' in Effort theory combines:
Answer: Space, Time, Flow (omits Weight)
The Spell Drive combines Space, Time, and Flow while omitting Weight, creating a hypnotic, dream-like, otherworldly quality.
In observing Effort, a CMA would identify 'indirect' Space Effort in a mover who:
Answer: Meanders, taking a roundabout path and attending to many things at once
Indirect Space Effort is seen when a mover's attention is flexible and multi-focused, leading to roundabout, flexible paths rather than straight lines.
The concept of 'Effort rhythm' in LMA refers to:
Answer: The patterned sequence and variation of Effort qualities over time
Effort rhythm describes how Effort qualities flow, change, and pattern themselves across time in a mover's ongoing movement sequence.
A CMA observes a surgeon making small, controlled, precise incisions. Which Effort quality is most evident?
Answer: Bound Flow
Bound Flow is most evident in surgery because the movements are highly controlled, restrained, and could be stopped at any moment.