Laban Movement Analysis & Body Mechanics Flashcards
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When a CMA notes that a client's movement shows 'Upper–Lower' connectivity, this means the client demonstrates:
Answer: Coordination between the upper and lower halves of the body across the horizontal midline
Upper–Lower connectivity describes the functional relationship between the upper and lower halves of the body divided at the horizontal midline (waist).
In LMA, an 'Incomplete Effort' refers to a movement that:
Answer: Uses only one or two motion factors rather than all four
Incomplete Efforts engage fewer than four motion factors, creating a less fully committed dynamic quality.
The LMA Shape Mode 'Directional' movement is best described as:
Answer: Spoke-like or arc-like movement that aims toward or away from a destination
Directional Shape Mode is goal-oriented movement that travels toward or away from a destination in spoke-like (straight) or arc-like (curved) paths.
Which of the following Bartenieff Fundamentals exercises directly trains the 'Head–Tail' connectivity pattern?
Answer: Spinal push-up or spinal undulation
Spinal undulations and related exercises develop Head–Tail connectivity by sequencing movement through the entire spine from sacrum to cranium.
In LMA, 'Monolinear' Effort refers to a sequence where:
Answer: One Effort quality changes while others remain neutral or absent
Monolinear Effort sequences involve one motion factor changing or emerging at a time while others are not actively engaged.
The concept of 'Affordances of Space' in LMA refers to:
Answer: The qualities and action possibilities offered by specific spatial directions or tensions
Spatial affordances describe how different spatial tensions and directions suggest or invite particular movement qualities and actions.
A CMA observing 'Shaping in Planes' would note movement that primarily:
Answer: Carves and molds three-dimensional volumetric forms in space
Shaping in Planes (formerly called Shaping) involves three-dimensional, sculpting movement that actively molds the space around the body.