ECHD 303
Bgard
MovementAwarenessConcepts.docxMovement Awareness Concepts
Effort Awareness |
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Time |
Force |
Flow |
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Speeds |
Rhythms |
Degrees of force |
Creating force |
Absorbing force |
Dimensions |
slow |
beats |
strong |
starting |
stopping |
single movements |
medium |
cadence |
medium |
sustained |
receiving |
combination of movement transitions |
fast |
patterns |
light |
explosive |
stabilizing |
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accelerating |
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gradual |
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Space Awareness |
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Space |
Directions |
Levels |
Pathways |
self space |
up/down |
high |
straight |
shared space |
forward/backward |
middle |
curved |
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right/left |
low |
zigzag |
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sideways |
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clockwise |
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counterclockwise |
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Body Awareness |
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With Myself |
With Others |
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Body parts |
Body shapes |
Roles |
Locations |
head, neck, ears, eyes, |
big/small |
leading |
near to/far from |
nose, shoulder, knee, heel, |
curved/straight |
following |
over/under |
arms, waist, chest, |
wide/narrow |
mirroring |
in front/ behind |
stomach, hips, leg, |
like/unlike |
unison |
on/off |
bottom, foot, spine, back, |
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alternately |
together/apart |
elbow, wrist, hand, |
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solo |
facing/side-by-side |
fingers, ankle, toes |
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partner |
around/through |
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group |
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