WHO?
Head, eyes, torso, Shoulders, fingers, legs, feet, etc.
What are parts of the body?
Open - - - - - - - - - - - - Close
Rise - - - - - - - - - Sink or Fall
Stretch- - - - - - - - - - - Bend
Twist -------------Turn
What is Axial?
What is in place?
In place ------------ traveling
What is place?
Brief ------- long
What is duration?
Sharp ---------- Smooth
Sudden -------- Sustained
What is attack?
Design and use of the entire body
What is the whole body?
Crawl, creep, roll. scoot, walk. run, leap, jump, gallop. slide. hop, skip, do-si-do, chainé turns .... and many more!
What is traveling?
What is locomotor?
What is size?
fast ------ slow
What is speed?
Tight ------- loose?
What is tension?
Core
Distal
Mid-limb
Body Parts
What is Initiation?
High ------------ low
What is level?
Strong ------- gentle
What is force?
Double Jeopardy!
1) Upper/lower body, homologous, contralateral, midline, etc.
2) Muscles/Bones/Organs/Breath/Balance/Reflexes
1) What are patterns?
2) What are body systems?
2 parts!
1) forward --- backward / upward --- downward / sideward --- diagonally / linear --- rotating
2) Traveling, traced in air curved, straight,angular, zig-zag, etc.
1) What is Direction?
2) What is Pathway?
Double Jeopardy!
1) Quick ----- Slow
2) Single ---- Multiple, On Beat --- Syncopated, Predictable --- Unpredictable
1) What is tempo?
2) What is accent?
Heavy ------- Light
Strength: push, horizontal, impacted
Lightness: resist the down, initiate up
Resiliency: rebound, even up and down
What is weight?
Double Jeopardy!
1) Symmetrical/Asymmetrical, Rounded, Twisted, Angular, Arabesque
2) Senses/Perceptions/Emotions/Thoughts/Intention/Imagination
1) What are body shapes?
2) What is inner self?
TRIPLE Jeopardy! (Sorry, I ran out of room)
1) Sagittal (Wheel), Vertical (Door), Horizontal (Table)
2) Inward ---- Outward, Direct ------- Indirect
3) In front --- Behind/Beside, Over --- Under, Alone --- Connected, Near --- Far, Individual & Group proximity to object
1) What is plane?
2) What is focus
3) What are relationships?
Double Jeopardy!
1) Patterned---Free, Metric, 2/4, 6/8, etc., Polyrhythms, Cross-rhythm, Tala, Breath, waves, word cues, event cues, felt time
2) Before, after, unison, sooner than, faster than
1) What is rhythmic pattern?
2) What are timing relationships?
Double Jeopardy!
1) Bound (Controlled) ------ Free
2) Vigorous, languid, furious, melting, droopy, wild, lightly, jerkily, sneakily, timidly, proudly, sharp, smooth, sudden, sustained etc.
1) What is Flow?
2) What are Energy Qualities?