TY  - BOOK
AU  - Laws,Kenneth
AU  - Swope,Martha
TI  - The physics of dance / 
SN  -  0028733606 (pbk.)
U1  - 612.044 20
PY  - 1986///, ©1984
CY  - New York, London : 
PB  - Schirmer Books ; , Collier Macmillan
KW  - Dance
KW  - Physiological aspects
KW  - Human mechanics
KW  - Biophysics
N1  - 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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