4 Components of Human Movement

I

 

Warm Up

 

II 

 

Stretch

 

III

 

Concept: 4 Components of Human Movement

 



Laban’s Four Components of Human Movement with their Respective Elements: 
•Direction – direct/indirect
•Weight – heavy/light
•Speed – quick/sustained
•Flow – bound / free


IV


Activity 1
 Create an 8 movements phrase in which each move has:
 
  1.  One direction (direct)
  2.  One direction ( indirect)
  3.  One weight (light)
  4.  One weight (heavy)
  5.  One speed (quick) 
  6.  One speed (sustained) 
  7.  One flow (bound)
  8.  One flow (free). 

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V


Activity 2

Add to your previous movement phrase the efforts listed below (one effort per movement). Add music to your phrase. Record it and post it on Discussion Board.


Laban’s Eight Effort Actions:   

The Eight Effort Actions help clients both physically and emotionally to embody and understand internal impulse while developing an expressive body. 
•Wring:
•Press
•Flick
•Dab
•Glide
•Float
•Punch
•Slash

VI
 

Analysis

Students discuss ordinary life movements that apply to the concept of effort actions. Using the question below as a prompt they describe those movements in writing and post them on Discussion Board.


Question 2

Mention an ordinary (everyday life) movement that matches each one of the 8 efforts listed below:
 
•Wring:
•Press
•Flick
•Dab
•Glide
•Float
•Punch

•Slash


VII

Journaling

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