Laban Movement Analysis & Body Mechanics Flashcards

A CMA observing a dancer whose movement constantly shifts spatial pathways and explores multiple directions simultaneously would likely note which Space Effort quality?

Answer: Indirect (Flexible)

Indirect (Flexible) Space Effort reflects a multi-focused, meandering attention to space rather than a single channeled direction.

Which of Rudolf Laban's concepts organizes the harmonic relationships between spatial scales and movement progressions?

Answer: Choreutics

Choreutics (Space Harmony) is Laban's study of the spatial forms and harmonious relationships of movement scales and paths.

In LMA, the 'A-scale' (Defense Scale) primarily traces diagonals through which three dimensions?

Answer: All three dimensions—vertical, horizontal, and sagittal

The A-scale moves through all three spatial dimensions, connecting high–low, side–side, and forward–back spatial pulls in sequence.

In Bartenieff Fundamentals, the 'Body Half' pattern develops the mover's ability to:

Answer: Articulate one side of the body independently from the other

The Body Half developmental pattern establishes left–right differentiation by activating one side of the body at a time.

Which Effort state combines Strong Weight and Direct Space qualities?

Answer: Awake State

The Awake State combines the sensing and thinking motion factors—Weight and Space—in an alert, engaged quality.

In LMA Body analysis, 'Spatial Intent' refers to:

Answer: The directional orientation that organizes a body part's movement path

Spatial Intent describes how the mover's intention directs a body part toward a specific location or direction in space.

Which term describes the LMA observation that movement qualities occur in pairs of opposing polarities?

Answer: Polarities principle

Each Effort motion factor exists on a continuum between two polar opposites (e.g., Light vs. Strong, Sudden vs. Sustained).