CMA Effort Qualities & Movement Dynamics Flashcards
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In Laban Movement Analysis, the four Effort motion factors are:
Answer: Weight, Space, Time, Flow
The four Effort motion factors are Weight (strong/light), Space (direct/indirect), Time (sudden/sustained), and Flow (bound/free).
A movement described as 'sudden' refers to which Effort motion factor?
Answer: Time
Suddenness is the condensed, urgent quality of the Time Effort factor, contrasting with the lingering quality of sustained.
Which combination of Effort qualities produces the 'basic action' called 'punch'?
Answer: Strong, Direct, Sudden
Punch is one of Laban's eight basic effort actions, combining Strong Weight, Direct Space, and Sudden Time.
'Bound' Flow in Effort analysis describes movement that is:
Answer: Controlled, held, or restrained in its release
Bound Flow is characterized by restraint, control, and resistance to flow, giving movement a held, cautious, or precise quality.
The Effort action 'float' combines which three qualities?
Answer: Light, Indirect, Sustained
Float combines Light Weight, Indirect Space, and Sustained Time, creating a buoyant, dreamy, and wandering quality.
In Effort theory, 'indulging' in a motion factor means:
Answer: Moving toward the yielding or passive end of the factor's continuum
Indulging means yielding to or going with the passive pole of an Effort factor, such as being light, indirect, sustained, or free.