TY  - BOOK
AU  - Laws,Kenneth
TI  - Physics and the art of dance: understanding movement 
SN  - 0195144821
AV  - QP310.D35 L388 2002
U1  - 612.044 21
PY  - 2002///
CY  - Oxford, New York
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Dance
KW  - Physiological aspects
KW  - Ballet dancing
KW  - Human mechanics
KW  - Biophysics
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Foreword; Francia Russell --; 1; Introduction; The Role of Physical Analysis; The Physics of Dance; The Value of Analysis to Dancers; The Value of Analysis to Observers; Analysis for Teachers and Health Professionals; Communication: Words, Images, and Photographs --; 2; Balance; Condition for Static Balance; Regaining Balance; Balance while Rotating; A Final Look --; 3; Motions without Turns; Acceleration from Rest; Motion in a Curved Path; Stopping Horizontal Motion; Vertical Jumps; Connections between Horizontal and Vertical Motions; The Grand Jete "Floating" Illusion; The Effect of Turnout on Traveling Jumps; Landings from Jumps; Dance Floors: Elasticity and Friction; A Final Leap --; 4; Pirouettes; Torque and Rotational Momentum in a Pirouette; Controlling Rotational Velocity; Characteristics of Pirouettes; The Arabesque Turn; The "Illusion Turn"; The Grande Piroutte; Fouette Turns; Repeated Pirouettes; A Final Turn --; 5; Turns in the Air; The Demi-fouette; The Tour Jete (Grand Jete en Tournant); The Saut de Basque; The Turning Assemble; The Tour en l'Air; A Final Leap --; 6; The Pas de Deux; The 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 --; 7; The Mechanics of Partnered Turns; Starting a Supported Pirouette; Balance during a Supported Pirouette; Stopping Rotation; Other Supported Turns; A Final Turn --; 8; The Mechanics of Lifts; The Straight Lift; Other Front Lifts; Overhead Lifts; Other Lifts; Catches; A Final Thrust --; 9; The Effects of Body Size; 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; A Final Comparison --; 10; A Step Into the Future --; App. A; Linear Mechanics and Newton's Laws --; App. B; Rotational Mechanics --; App. C; Anatomical Data for Dancers --; App. D; Rotational Inertia for Some Body Configurations --; App. E; Acceleration Away from Balance --; App. F; Off-Balance Pirouettes --; App. G; Arabesque Turn Analysis --; App. H; Quantitative Analysis of the Grande Pirouette --; App. I; Quantitative Analysis of the Fouette Turn --; App. J; Quantitative Analysis of the Supported Fouette Turn --; App. K; Lean, Don't Slip
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