Physics and the art of dance : understanding movement /
Laws, Kenneth,
Physics and the art of dance : understanding movement / Understanding movement Kenneth Laws with Arleen Sugano ; photographs by Martha Swope & Gene Schiavone. - Second edition. - xxi, 263 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Balance -- Motions Without Turns -- Pirouettes -- Turns in the Air -- The Pas de Deux -- The Mechanics of Partnered Turns -- The Mechanics of Lifts -- The Effects of Body Size -- A Step into the Future -- Linear Mechanics and Newton's Laws -- Rotational Mechanics -- Anatomical Data for Dancers -- Rotational Inertia for Some Body Configurations -- Acceleration Away from Balance -- Off-Balance (Pirouettes) -- (Arabesque) Turn Analysis -- Quantitative Analysis of the (Grande Pirouette) -- Quantitative Analysis of the (Fouette) Turn -- Quantitative Analysis of the Supported (Fouette) Turn -- Lean, Don't Slip -- Biomechanical Forces in a Dancer's Body. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Appendix A. Appendix B. Appendix C. Appendix D. Appendix E. Appendix F. Appendix G. Appendix H. Appendix I. Appendix J. Appendix K. Appendix L.
0195341015 9780195341010
2008022058
Dance
Ballet dancing.
Human mechanics
QP310.D35 / L388 2008
612.044
Physics and the art of dance : understanding movement / Understanding movement Kenneth Laws with Arleen Sugano ; photographs by Martha Swope & Gene Schiavone. - Second edition. - xxi, 263 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Balance -- Motions Without Turns -- Pirouettes -- Turns in the Air -- The Pas de Deux -- The Mechanics of Partnered Turns -- The Mechanics of Lifts -- The Effects of Body Size -- A Step into the Future -- Linear Mechanics and Newton's Laws -- Rotational Mechanics -- Anatomical Data for Dancers -- Rotational Inertia for Some Body Configurations -- Acceleration Away from Balance -- Off-Balance (Pirouettes) -- (Arabesque) Turn Analysis -- Quantitative Analysis of the (Grande Pirouette) -- Quantitative Analysis of the (Fouette) Turn -- Quantitative Analysis of the Supported (Fouette) Turn -- Lean, Don't Slip -- Biomechanical Forces in a Dancer's Body. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Appendix A. Appendix B. Appendix C. Appendix D. Appendix E. Appendix F. Appendix G. Appendix H. Appendix I. Appendix J. Appendix K. Appendix L.
0195341015 9780195341010
2008022058
Dance
Ballet dancing.
Human mechanics
QP310.D35 / L388 2008
612.044