Physics and the Art of Dance Understanding Movement

Name: Physics and the Art of Dance Understanding Movement
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ISBN: 9780195341010

ISBN-10: 0195341015

ISBN-13: 9780195341010

Edition: 2nd 2008

Authors: Kenneth Laws, Arleen Sugano

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Physics and the Art of Dance gives all who enjoy dance - whether as dancers, students, teachers, or fans - an opportunity to understand what happens when human bodies move in the remarkable ways we call dance. How, for instance, do dancers create the illusion of defying gravity? Or of starting to spin when in the air with no source of force to act on their bodies? You may observe some dancers using their arms in a way that allows some to jump higher than others. What is that technique, and why does it work? In this second edition, author Ken Laws - a physicist with years of professional dance training - teams with veteran dance instructor Arleen Sugano to provide new step-by-step…

Book details

List price: $69.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/2/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 10.12" wide x 7.80" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 1.738
Language: English



Foreword



Preface



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


Glossary


Index