Dance Vocab
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 kinesthetics | how physical movements or limitations of our body affect our perception of rhythm. |
| movement | use of the body as a means of communication |
| locomotor movement | Movement that travels from place to place, usually identified by weight transference. basic locomotor movements are walk, run, leap, hop, jump, skip, slide, gallop. |
| axial movement | Movement anchored to one spot by a body part. Only the available space in any direction is used while the initial body contact is being maintained. Movement is organized around the axis of the body and is not designed to travel from one location to another. Examples include stretching, bending, turning in place, gesturing. |
| energy | an exertion of force. Qualities of energy are Strong/ weak; Heavy/light; Bound/free |
| space | 1. The dimensions of height, depth, and width within which all things exist and move. 2. A free or unoccupied area or expanse. |
| time | ... |
| posture | The position and movement of the body |
| balance | the feeling of stability and control over your body |
| flexibility | the ability to move a body part through a full range of motion |
| stretching | involves moving the joints beyong the accustomed range of motion |
| pushing | deficit in sensing postural alignment relative to gravity, resulting in a powerful leaning toward paretic side, PT EXTENDS THE NONPARETIC ARM OF LEG AND PUSHES, BELIEVE THEY UPRIGHT WHEN THEY ARE TILTED, prognosis is GOOD, resolves 6MO post stroke |
| twisting | One part of the body stays in one position while another part of the body turns. The body being foreced beyond it's normal rand of motion causing unjury |
| bending | force on a horizontal beam or bone that places stresses within the structure causing it to bend or strain |
| kicking | a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs |
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