Physics and the art of dance : understanding movement / Kenneth Laws ; photographs by Martha Swope.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2005.Description: xviii, 236 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9780195149166
  • 0195149165
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 20 612.044 LAW
Contents:
1. Introduction / Role of physical analysis ; Physics of dance ; Value of analysis to dancers ; Value of analysis to observers ; Analysis for teachers and health professionals ; Communication : words, images, and photographs -- 2. Balance / Condition for static balance ; Regaining balance ; Balance while rotating ; Final look -- 3. Motions without Turns / Acceleration from rest ; Motion in a curved path ; Stopping horizontal motion ; Vertical jumps ; Connections between horizontal and vertical motions ; Grand Jete "floating" illusion ; Effect of turnout on traveling jumps ; Landings from. jumps ; Dance floors : elasticity and friction ; Final leap -- 4. Pirouettes / Torque and rotational momentum in a pirouette ; Controlling rotational velocity ; Characteristics of pirouettes ; Arabesque turn ; "Illusion turn" ; Grande piroutte ; Fouette turns ; Repeated pirouettes ; Final turn -- 5. Turns in the Air / Demi-fouette ; Tour jete (grand jete en tournant) ; Saut de basque ; Turning assemble ; Tour en l'air ; Final leap -- 6. The Pas de Deux / History and appeal of the pas de deux ; Who's responsible for what? ; Physical interactions between partners ; Balance ; Accelerating motions ; Final poses ; To the next step -- 7. The Mechanics of Partnered Turns / Starting a supported pirouette ; Balance during a supported pirouette ; Stopping rotation ; Other supported turns ; Final turn -- 8. The Mechanics of Lifts / Straight lift ; Other front lifts ; Overhead lifts ; Other lifts ; Catches ; Final thrust -- 9. The Effects of Body Size / Height of a vertical jump ; Entrechats ; Horizontal accelerations and body size ; Body size and pirouettes ; Adagio movements ; Body size and partnered dance ; Effects of body shape ; Final comparison -- 10. A Step Into the Future / APPENDIX A Linear Mechanics and Newton's Laws ; APPENDIX B Rotational Mechanics ; APPENDIX C Anatomical Data for Dancers ; APPENDIX D Rotational Inertia for Some Body Configurations ; APPENDIX E Acceleration Away from Balance ; APPENDIX F Off-Balance Pirouettes ; APPENDIX G Arabesque Turn Analysis ; APPENDIX H Quantitative Analysis of the Grande Pirouette ; APPENDIX I Quantitative Analysis of the Fouetté Turn ; APPENDIX J Quantitative Analysis of the Supported Fouetté Turn ; APPENDIX K Lean, Don't Slip.
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Books Books Academy of Music & Performing Arts Library General Stacks Non-fiction 612.044 LAW (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available A04412

First published: 2002.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction / Role of physical analysis ; Physics of dance ; Value of analysis to dancers ; Value of analysis to observers ; Analysis for teachers and health professionals ; Communication : words, images, and photographs -- 2. Balance / Condition for static balance ; Regaining balance ; Balance while rotating ; Final look -- 3. Motions without Turns / Acceleration from rest ; Motion in a curved path ; Stopping horizontal motion ; Vertical jumps ; Connections between horizontal and vertical motions ; Grand Jete "floating" illusion ; Effect of turnout on traveling jumps ; Landings from. jumps ; Dance floors : elasticity and friction ; Final leap -- 4. Pirouettes / Torque and rotational momentum in a pirouette ; Controlling rotational velocity ; Characteristics of pirouettes ; Arabesque turn ; "Illusion turn" ; Grande piroutte ; Fouette turns ; Repeated pirouettes ; Final turn -- 5. Turns in the Air / Demi-fouette ; Tour jete (grand jete en tournant) ; Saut de basque ; Turning assemble ; Tour en l'air ; Final leap -- 6. The Pas de Deux / History and appeal of the pas de deux ; Who's responsible for what? ; Physical interactions between partners ; Balance ; Accelerating motions ; Final poses ; To the next step -- 7. The Mechanics of Partnered Turns / Starting a supported pirouette ; Balance during a supported pirouette ; Stopping rotation ; Other supported turns ; Final turn -- 8. The Mechanics of Lifts / Straight lift ; Other front lifts ; Overhead lifts ; Other lifts ; Catches ; Final thrust -- 9. The Effects of Body Size / Height of a vertical jump ; Entrechats ; Horizontal accelerations and body size ; Body size and pirouettes ; Adagio movements ; Body size and partnered dance ; Effects of body shape ; Final comparison -- 10. A Step Into the Future / APPENDIX A Linear Mechanics and Newton's Laws ; APPENDIX B Rotational Mechanics ; APPENDIX C Anatomical Data for Dancers ; APPENDIX D Rotational Inertia for Some Body Configurations ; APPENDIX E Acceleration Away from Balance ; APPENDIX F Off-Balance Pirouettes ; APPENDIX G Arabesque Turn Analysis ; APPENDIX H Quantitative Analysis of the Grande Pirouette ; APPENDIX I Quantitative Analysis of the Fouetté Turn ; APPENDIX J Quantitative Analysis of the Supported Fouetté Turn ; APPENDIX K Lean, Don't Slip.

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