CMA Body Connectivity & Movement Phrasing 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Body-Half (homolateral) connectivity pattern emphasizes the relationship between:
- The arm and leg on the same side of the body (Correct answer)
- The upper and lower halves of the body at the waist
- Opposite limbs such as right arm and left leg
- The axial spine from head to tailbone
Correct answer: The arm and leg on the same side of the body
Body-Half connectivity involves ipsilateral coordination—right arm with right leg or left arm with left leg working together.
Question 2: Cross-Lateral (contralateral) body connectivity involves coordination between:
- Any movement that crosses the body's midline
- Opposite limbs—right arm with left leg, or left arm with right leg (Correct answer)
- The relationship between core and peripheral body parts
- Movement that traverses multiple spatial planes simultaneously
Correct answer: Opposite limbs—right arm with left leg, or left arm with right leg
Cross-Lateral connectivity integrates diagonal pairs of opposite limbs in a counter-balancing pattern essential to mature locomotion.
Question 3: In movement phrasing, the 'preparation' phase serves which primary function?
- It marks the resolution and completion of the movement sequence
- It gathers readiness and sets up the conditions for the main action (Correct answer)
- It defines the moment of peak intensity in the phrase
- It provides a transition phrase to connect to the next movement unit
Correct answer: It gathers readiness and sets up the conditions for the main action
The preparation phase gathers energy and establishes the readiness that makes the main action of the phrase possible.
Question 4: Which phrasing type follows the natural inhale-exhale cycle, creating organic, continuous movement without sharp accents?
- Metered phrasing
- Breath rhythm phrasing (Correct answer)
- Impulsive phrasing
- Swing phrasing
Correct answer: Breath rhythm phrasing
Breath rhythm phrasing mirrors the body's most fundamental respiratory cycle, producing continuous, organically flowing movement.
Question 5: Core-Distal body connectivity involves movement that:
- Radiates outward from the navel/core to the extremities and back inward (Correct answer)
- Travels along the spine from the head to the tailbone
- Coordinates the arms along with the spinal column
- Moves from the trunk muscles outward to the environment
Correct answer: Radiates outward from the navel/core to the extremities and back inward
Core-Distal connectivity emphasizes the radial relationship between the body's navel center and the tips of the limbs.
Question 6: In LMA, 'proximal initiation' means a movement begins at:
- The fingertips, toes, or top of the head
- The joint closest to the trunk where the limb attaches (Correct answer)
- The midpoint of a limb such as the elbow or knee
- The cranium or coccyx endpoints of the spine
Correct answer: The joint closest to the trunk where the limb attaches
Proximal initiation begins at the joint nearest the body's core—shoulder or hip—and travels outward toward the distal end.
Question 7: The term 'phrasing' in LMA refers to:
- How verbal language or narration accompanies a mover
- The way movements are organized into meaningful sequences with discernible beginnings and endings (Correct answer)
- The rhythmic notation system used in Labanotation scores
- The relationship between a dancer's movement and musical phrasing
Correct answer: The way movements are organized into meaningful sequences with discernible beginnings and endings
Phrasing in LMA describes how individual movements are organized into coherent units with identifiable structure, analogous to sentences in language.
CMA Body Connectivity & Movement Phrasing 2
Body-Half (homolateral) connectivity pattern emphasizes the relationship between: