GLANCE! The Method of Recording Movement Concepts oor toh oy Breanne rire eure London Director, Dr Ann Hutchinson Guest THE MOVEMENT ALPHABET BASIC ACTIONS, STAFF, TIMING FLEXION, EXTENSION, ROTATION DIRECTION; DESTINATION, MOTION TRAVELING, PATHS, PATHS FOR GESTURES SPRINGING, SUPPORTING, EQUILIBRIUM PARTS OF THE BODY, RELATIONSHIPS,THE MOVEMENT ALPHABET THE PRIME ACTIONS AND CONCEPTS OF WHICH MOVEMENT IS COMPRISED Presence or Absence of Movement 1 Any ection Movement of some kind, a change 2 © © stitiness Suspension of motion, susteinment of an arrested octivity ‘An_action moy be concerned with or may focus on: Anatomical Possibilities 3% Floion Contructing, folding, closing’ ins making srraler, nesrowing 4. 4 Extension Lengthening, reachin opening out, elongeu 5. Rotation Any revolution, rotation of the body os @ whole, or of arts of the body Movement Ideas or Concentrations Traveling ‘Ary path (straight, circulor, meandering or curving) moving from one place to another d | up, down, to the right, left, forward, backware Bea AN HBB eee ee 8 Support ‘An action ending in o new support, a transference of weight Bolance Equilibrium, center of weight vertically ‘over a moving or static support | | : beyond point of support; loss of balance results Motion or state; ¢ gesture toward oneself Motion Away drawing from a person, object, tote; 0 gesture away Destination Statement of an ending situation, position or stete to be reached Arrive ot 16. Achieve o may shape : relationship THE MOVEMENT ALPHABET BASIC ACTIONS, STAFF, TIMING FLEXION, EXTENSION, ROTATION DIRECTION; DESTINATION, MOTION TRAVELING, PATHS, PATHS FOR GESTURES SPRINGING, SUPPORTING, EQUILIBRIUM PARTS OF THE BODY, RELATIONSHIPS ORIENTATION, VALIDITY, REPEATS SYSTEMS OF REFERENCE,DYNAMICS- ABASIC ACTIONS MOVEMENT 9 An ection An action A. gesture of ‘ony kind appropriate of 6 port to the context of the ‘body > ) ar P = portner Ip Destinetion Toward Away Pp from P DURATION (RELATIVE TIMING’ FREE TIMING The various aspects of timing are left open / Long Medium Short Duration Duration Duration B Sean seek eee Be ‘STAFF DIVIDED WITH MEASURES (BARS. = 2 3 = ——. 4 ole oeitt 3 3 2 2 11 Ht Hipsninsnanr san 4 eae 3 ore 4 4 BASIC ACTIONS, STAFF, TIMING FLEXION, EXTENSION, ROTATION DIRECTION; DESTINATION, MOTION TRAVELING, PATHS, PATHS FOR GESTURES SPRINGING, SUPPORTING, EQUILIBRIUM PARTS OF THE BODY, RELATIONSHIPS ORIENTATION, VALIDITY, REPEATS -.__ SYSTEMS OF REFERENCE,DYNAMICS-