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Physics and the art of dance : understanding movement / Kenneth Laws with Arleen Sugano ; photographs by Martha Swope & Gene Schiavone.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008Edition: Second editionDescription: xxi, 263 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0195341015
  • 9780195341010
Other title:
  • Understanding movement
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 612.044 22
LOC classification:
  • QP310.D35 L388 2008
Contents:
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 -- 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 (Fouette) Turn -- Appendix J. Quantitative Analysis of the Supported (Fouette) Turn -- Appendix K. Lean, Don't Slip -- Appendix L. Biomechanical Forces in a Dancer's Body.
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Book North Campus North Campus Main Collection 612.044 LAW (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A446253B

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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 -- 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 (Fouette) Turn -- Appendix J. Quantitative Analysis of the Supported (Fouette) Turn -- Appendix K. Lean, Don't Slip -- Appendix L. Biomechanical Forces in a Dancer's Body.

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