CMA Body Connectivity & Movement Phrasing 2

Question 1

Body-Half (homolateral) connectivity pattern emphasizes the relationship between:

Accepted Answer

The arm and leg on the same side of the body

Answer

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:

Accepted Answer

Opposite limbs—right arm with left leg, or left arm with right leg

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

It gathers readiness and sets up the conditions for the main action

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Breath rhythm phrasing

Answer

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:

Accepted Answer

Radiates outward from the navel/core to the extremities and back inward

Answer

Core-Distal connectivity emphasizes the radial relationship between the body's navel center and the tips of the limbs.

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