Physics and the art of dance understanding movement /
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2002.
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Table of Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1 Introduction z
- The Role of Physical Analysis 4
- The Physics of Dance 7
- The Value of Analysis to Dancers o
- The Value of Analysis to Observers
- Analysis for Teachers and Health Professionals 14
- Communication: Words, Images, and Photographs 6
- 2 Balance 8
- Condition for Static Balance zo
- Regaining Balance 24
- Balance while Rotating 2z
- A Final Look 31
- 3 Motions without Turns 34
- Acceleration from Rest 36
- Motion in a Curved Path 40
- Stopping Horizontal Motion 42
- Vertical Jumps 43
- Connections between Horizontal and Vertical Motions 47
- The GrandJete "Floating" Illusion 47
- The Effect of Turnout on Traveling Jumps 49
- Landings from Jumps 5
- Dance Floors: Elasticity and Friction 56
- A Final Leap 59
- 4 Pirouettes 62
- Torque and Rotational Momentum in a Pirouette 66
- Controlling Rotational Velocity 69
- Characteristics of Pirouettes 71
- The Arabesque Turn 72
- The "Illusion Turn," 75
- The Grande Piroutte 76
- Fouette Turns 78
- Repeated Pirouettes 8I
- A Final Turn 8z
- 5 Turns in the Air 86
- The Demi-fouette 88
- The TourJete (GrandJete en Tournant) 91
- The Saut de Basque 94
- The Turning Assemble 97
- The Tour en l'Air 98
- A Final Leap oo
- 6 The Pas de Deux Io2
- The History and Appeal of the Pas de Deux 104
- Who's Responsible for What? Io
- Physical Interactions between Partners I 1z
- Balance 113
- Accelerating Motions 118
- Final Poses 19
- To the Next Step z12
- 7 The Mechanics of Partnered Turns 124
- Starting a Supported Pirouette 1z6
- Balance during a Supported Pirouette 132
- Stopping Rotation 134
- Other Supported Turns 36
- A Final Turn I39
- 8 The Mechanics of Lifts 142
- The Straight Lift 145
- Other Front Lifts 5I
- Overhead Lifts 5
- Other Lifts 59
- Catches 62
- A Final Thrust 62
- 9 The Effects of Body Size 164
- Height of a Vertical Jump 66
- Entrechats 170
- Horizontal Accelerations and Body Size 172
- Body Size and Pirouettes 172
- Adagio Movements 73
- Body Size and Partnered Dance 74
- Effects of Body Shape 175
- A Final Comparison 175
- 10 A Step Into the Future 178.