Movement Observation & Pattern Recognition Flashcards
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In the LMA Space Harmony framework, which spatial pull refers to movement oriented toward the High-Right-Forward diagonal?
Answer: Right-high-forward diagonal (RHF)
Space Harmony maps movement pulls along diagonals, axes, and planes within the Kinesphere; RHF is one of four primary diagonals.
When a CMA notes that a mover's Flow Effort is primarily Bound, what behavioral tendency might this indicate?
Answer: Restraint, control, and readiness to stop
Bound Flow indicates controlled, held movement that can be stopped at any moment, often linked to caution or precision.
Which aspect of Laban Movement Analysis specifically addresses HOW the mover relates to inner impulse and outer expressivity?
Answer: Effort
Effort addresses the qualitative dynamics of movement — the inner attitudes that color how a movement is performed.
A CMA observes that a subject's Kinesphere is consistently very small and contracted. What movement pattern is being noted?
Answer: Reduced Kinesphere / Near Reach Space
The Kinesphere is the bubble of personal space a mover occupies; a consistently small Kinesphere indicates Near Reach Space habituation.
In movement observation, what does the term 'Transition' specifically refer to?
Answer: The movement connecting one posture or phrase to the next
Transitions are how a mover moves between actions or postures, and they carry significant expressive and patterning information.
Which LMA concept describes the simultaneous occurrence of Effort changes throughout the whole body rather than in isolated body parts?
Answer: Whole-body Effort phrasing
Whole-body Effort phrasing indicates that Effort qualities suffuse the entire soma simultaneously, reflecting full-body expressive commitment.
When recognizing a 'Postural' movement (as opposed to a 'Gestural' movement), what is the key distinguishing feature?
Answer: The whole body participates in the movement quality
Postural movement involves the whole body sharing the same movement quality, whereas Gesture involves partial body movement without whole-body support.