The physics of dance / Kenneth Laws ; photographs by Martha Swope.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Schirmer Books ; London : Collier Macmillan, 1986, ©1984.Description: xv, 160 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0028733606 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 20 612.044 LAW
Contents:
Preface / The Artists -- 1. Introduction / Role of physical analysis ; Physics of dance -- 2. Balance / Static balance ; Regaining balance ; Acceleration away from balance ; Balance while rotating ; Summary -- 3. Motions without Turns / Acceleration from rest ; Motion in a curved path ; Stopping horizontal motion ; Vertical jumps ; Combined vertical and horizontal motions ; Grand Jete "floating" illusion ; Effect of turnout on traveling jumps ; Dance floors - elasticity and friction ; Summary -- 4. Pirouettes / Source of torque for a pirouette ; Controlling angular velocity ; Characteristics of different pirouettes ; Arabesque turn ; Grande piroutte ; Fouette turns ; Repeated pirouettes ; Summary -- 5. Turns in the Air / Tour jete ; Demi-fouette ; Saut de basque ; Turning assemble ; Tour en l'air ; Summary -- 6. The Effects of Body Size / Height of a vertical jump ; Entrechats ; Horizontal accelerations and body size ; Body size and pirouettes ; Adagio movements ; Effects of body shape ; Summary -- 7. Partnering / Vertical lifts ; Balance in a pose ; A digression - the barre as a partner ; Supported pirouettes - balance ; Supported pirouettes - control of rotation ; Summary -- 8. The Future / APPENDIX A Linear Mechanics and Newton's Laws ; APPENDIX B Rotational Mechanics ; APPENDIX C Anatomical Data for Dancers ; APPENDIX D Moments of Inertia for Various 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 Balance in Pose with Partner.
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Books Books Academy of Music & Performing Arts Library General Stacks Non-fiction 612.044 LAW (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available A04413
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576.8 PAR In the blink of an eye : 611.00222 JEP Anatomical atlas / 612.044 LAW Physics and the art of dance : 612.044 LAW The physics of dance / 612.76 TOD The thinking body : 612.78 PUN The singer's and actor's throat : 612.78 PUN The singer's and actor's throat :

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface / The Artists -- 1. Introduction / Role of physical analysis ; Physics of dance -- 2. Balance / Static balance ; Regaining balance ; Acceleration away from balance ; Balance while rotating ; Summary -- 3. Motions without Turns / Acceleration from rest ; Motion in a curved path ; Stopping horizontal motion ; Vertical jumps ; Combined vertical and horizontal motions ; Grand Jete "floating" illusion ; Effect of turnout on traveling jumps ; Dance floors - elasticity and friction ; Summary -- 4. Pirouettes / Source of torque for a pirouette ; Controlling angular velocity ; Characteristics of different pirouettes ; Arabesque turn ; Grande piroutte ; Fouette turns ; Repeated pirouettes ; Summary -- 5. Turns in the Air / Tour jete ; Demi-fouette ; Saut de basque ; Turning assemble ; Tour en l'air ; Summary -- 6. The Effects of Body Size / Height of a vertical jump ; Entrechats ; Horizontal accelerations and body size ; Body size and pirouettes ; Adagio movements ; Effects of body shape ; Summary -- 7. Partnering / Vertical lifts ; Balance in a pose ; A digression - the barre as a partner ; Supported pirouettes - balance ; Supported pirouettes - control of rotation ; Summary -- 8. The Future / APPENDIX A Linear Mechanics and Newton's Laws ; APPENDIX B Rotational Mechanics ; APPENDIX C Anatomical Data for Dancers ; APPENDIX D Moments of Inertia for Various 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 Balance in Pose with Partner.

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