Laws, Kenneth  1935- <br/><br/>
Physics and the art of dance :  understanding movement / 
Kenneth Laws ; photographs by Martha Swope. 
 - New York ;  Oxford :  Oxford University Press,  2005. 
 - xviii, 236 p. :  ill. ;  26 cm. 
<br/><br/> First published: 2002. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> 1. Introduction /  2. Balance /  3. Motions without Turns /  4. Pirouettes /  5. Turns in the Air /  6. The Pas de Deux /  7. The Mechanics of Partnered Turns /  8. The Mechanics of Lifts /  9. The Effects of Body Size /  10. A Step Into the Future /  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 --  Condition for static balance ; Regaining balance ; Balance while rotating ; Final look --  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 --  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 --  Demi-fouette ; Tour jete (grand jete en tournant) ; Saut de basque ; Turning assemble ; Tour en l'air ; Final leap --  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 --  Starting a supported pirouette ; Balance during a supported pirouette ; Stopping rotation ; Other supported turns ; Final turn --  Straight lift ; Other front lifts ; Overhead lifts ; Other lifts ; Catches ; Final thrust --  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 --  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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780195149166 0195149165 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA501754  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Dance--Physiological aspects.<br/>Human mechanics<br/>Biophysics
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>612.044  / LAW