4 Components of Human Movement and 8 Effort Actions

 

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Warm Up

II 

Stretching

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Review

Concept: Space and Relationship / Laban's Cube

 Apace and Relationship

The kinesphere is also the container of a cube (containing all diagonal directions and dimensions) and of an icosahedron made by three bi-dimensional planes: it contains angular geometry inside a round geometry.

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Activity

Students experience what is like to move inside the imaginary cube, first individually (by following directions as to how to place themselves inside of it) then collectively (by using their creativity as each member of the group engages in different position).

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Analysis

Students discuss among themselves their experience moving inside the imaginary cube. They use the question below as a prompt to write their reflections about the relationship of the body with the space on Discussion Board.

  Question 1

Explain in your own words the meaning of the kinesphere within the Laban's cube? 

 

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Concept: 4 Components of Human Movement

 

Laban’s Four Components of Human Movement with their Respective Elements: 

•Direction – direct/indirect

•Weight – heavy/light

•Speed – quick/sustained

•Flow – bound / free

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Activity 1

 Create an 8 movements phrase in which each move has:

 

1.  One direction (direct)
2.  One direction ( indirect)
3.  One weight (light)
4.  One weight (heavy)
5.  One speed (quick) 
6.  One speed (sustained) 
7.  One flow (bound)
8.  One flow (free). 

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Activity 2

Add to your previous movement phrase the efforts listed below (one effort per movement). Add music to your phrase. Record it and post it on Discussion Board.

Laban’s Eight Effort Actions:   

The Eight Effort Actions help clients both physically and emotionally to embody and understand internal impulse while developing an expressive body. 

•Wring:

•Press

•Flick

•Dab

•Glide

•Float

•Punch

•Slash

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Analysis

Students discuss ordinary life movements that apply to the concept of effort actions. Using the question below as a prompt they describe those movements in writing and post them on Discussion Board.

Question 2

Mention an ordinary (everyday life) movement that matches each one of the 8 efforts listed below:

 

•Wring:

•Press

•Flick

•Dab

•Glide

•Float

•Punch

•Slash

 

 

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Journaling