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035 _a(OCoLC)19674124
035 _a07-AGV-0416
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_beng
_cOCO
_dAMPA
082 0 4 _220
_a612.044
_bLAW
100 1 _aLaws, Kenneth
_d1935-
_eauthor
245 1 0 _aThe physics of dance /
_cKenneth Laws ; photographs by Martha Swope.
260 _aNew York :
_bSchirmer Books ;
_aLondon :
_bCollier Macmillan,
_c1986, ©1984.
300 _axv, 160 p. :
_bill. ;
_c25 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 _tPreface /
_rThe Artists --
_t1. Introduction /
_rRole of physical analysis ; Physics of dance --
_t2. Balance /
_rStatic balance ; Regaining balance ; Acceleration away from balance ; Balance while rotating ; Summary --
_t3. Motions without Turns /
_rAcceleration 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 --
_t4. Pirouettes /
_rSource of torque for a pirouette ; Controlling angular velocity ; Characteristics of different pirouettes ; Arabesque turn ; Grande piroutte ; Fouette turns ; Repeated pirouettes ; Summary --
_t5. Turns in the Air /
_rTour jete ; Demi-fouette ; Saut de basque ; Turning assemble ; Tour en l'air ; Summary --
_t6. The Effects of Body Size /
_rHeight of a vertical jump ; Entrechats ; Horizontal accelerations and body size ; Body size and pirouettes ; Adagio movements ; Effects of body shape ; Summary --
_t7. Partnering /
_rVertical lifts ; Balance in a pose ; A digression - the barre as a partner ; Supported pirouettes - balance ; Supported pirouettes - control of rotation ; Summary --
_t8. The Future /
_rAPPENDIX 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.
650 0 _aDance
_xPhysiological aspects.
650 0 _aHuman mechanics
650 0 _aBiophysics
700 1 _4pht
_aSwope, Martha
_d1928-2017
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_cBK
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_d3704