CMA Laban Movement Analysis & Body Mechanics 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In Laban Movement Analysis, the term 'kinesphere' refers to which concept?
- The emotional quality of a movement phrase
- The personal space bubble surrounding the mover's reach (Correct answer)
- The pathway a body part traces through space
- The rhythmic pattern of locomotion
Correct answer: The personal space bubble surrounding the mover's reach
The kinesphere is the sphere of personal space that surrounds the mover and extends to the furthest reach of the limbs.
Question 2: Which Effort quality describes movement characterized by gradual, sustained changes in speed?
- Sudden
- Sustained (Correct answer)
- Strong
- Indirect
Correct answer: Sustained
The Time Effort quality of Sustained describes movement that unfolds slowly and lingers, as opposed to the sudden fighting quality.
Question 3: In Body organization, 'breath support' in LMA primarily relates to which developmental pattern?
- Spinal
- Homologous
- Cross-lateral
- Cellular (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Cellular
Cellular breath support is the earliest developmental pattern, rooted in the basic cellular pulsation of inhale and exhale.
Question 4: The Space Harmony concept of 'transverse' planes refers to movements that:
- Cut across the body from side to side horizontally
- Combine two dimensions in a tilted diagonal plane (Correct answer)
- Move strictly along the vertical axis
- Follow the sagittal midline of the body
Correct answer: Combine two dimensions in a tilted diagonal plane
Transverse movements combine two dimensions at once, creating tilted, oblique planes that rotate around the body's center.
Question 5: Which of the following best describes the LMA concept of 'Phrase'?
- A single isolated movement of one body part
- A unit of movement with a beginning, middle, and end (Correct answer)
- The overall theme of a choreographic work
- A fixed sequence of prescribed dance steps
Correct answer: A unit of movement with a beginning, middle, and end
A movement phrase is a unit of movement with recognizable initiation, development, and conclusion, analogous to a sentence in language.
Question 6: In Bartenieff Fundamentals, 'Thigh Lift' is a basic exercise primarily intended to develop:
- Upper extremity isolation
- Core-distal connectivity and inner unit activation (Correct answer)
- Eye-head sequencing patterns
- Breath-movement coordination in the hands
Correct answer: Core-distal connectivity and inner unit activation
Thigh Lift activates the inner core and establishes proximal–distal connectivity between the pelvis and lower limbs.
Question 7: The LMA Effort quality 'Free Flow' is best described as movement that is:
- Bound and controlled, with ongoing readiness to stop
- Ongoing and difficult to stop midway (Correct answer)
- Quick and percussive in its timing
- Heavy and grounded in its weight quality
Correct answer: Ongoing and difficult to stop midway
Free Flow is the indulging Flow quality—movement that continues with ease and is hard to arrest once initiated.
CMA Laban Movement Analysis & Body Mechanics 2
In Laban Movement Analysis, the term 'kinesphere' refers to which concept?