Locomotor Flashcards
Movement through space as one goes
from one place to another. All forms of
locomotion can be reduced to the
following five basic even rhythm steps:
LOCOMOTOR MOVEMENTS
A simple transfer of body weight from one foot to the other, one
foot is in contact with the floor as the other foot swings forward.
One walk is usually performed to one beat, a quarter note.
WALK
The speed of the walk is increased, and there is a brief moment
when neither foot is in contact with the floor. It is usually
recorded as eighth notes.
RUN
with the weight of the body on one foot spring on that foot and
land on the same foot.
HOP
with the weight of the body on one foot spring on it and land on
the other foot.
LEAP
spring up into the air from one or two feet and land on both feet.
JUMP
a combination of a step and a hop, executed on the same foot. are completed to one measure.
SKIP
a slide and a close, shifting the weight on the close. is
longer than the close. Two are completed to a measure.
SLIDE
a step and a cut with the same foot leading. Two to one
measure.
GALOP
occur in space but do not carry the body
through space from one place to another. They are restricted
movements which originate from a stationary base (standing,
sitting, kneeling or lying) and rotate about its own axis. The
movement may take place in the whole body or a part of the
body. To twist, stretch, raise, lower, swing, strike and push.
NON-LOCOMOTOR OR AXIAL MOVEMENT