CMA Laban Movement Analysis & Body Mechanics 3 ā Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which LMA category addresses HOW movement is performed in terms of its qualitative dynamics?
- Body
- Space
- Effort (Correct answer)
- Shape
Correct answer: Effort
Effort describes the qualitative, inner dynamic qualities of movement across the four motion factors: Weight, Space, Time, and Flow.
Question 2: In Laban's Effort system, which motion factor relates to the mover's attitude toward their own body weight?
- Time
- Space
- Weight (Correct answer)
- Flow
Correct answer: Weight
The Weight Effort factor reflects the mover's attitude toward gravity, ranging from Light (indulging) to Strong (fighting).
Question 3: The Shape Quality 'Sinking' is associated with which directional tendency?
- Rising upward away from the ground
- Narrowing the body width
- Descending toward the earth (Correct answer)
- Enclosing the body toward the center
Correct answer: Descending toward the earth
Sinking is a Shape Quality in the vertical dimension reflecting the body's movement downward toward the earth.
Question 4: In LMA, 'Direct' Space Effort is characterized by:
- A single clear focus, moving through space in a channeled manner (Correct answer)
- An inclusive flexible attention to multiple spatial pulls
- Irregular, spontaneous spatial pathways
- Movement bound within the near reach space
Correct answer: A single clear focus, moving through space in a channeled manner
Direct Space Effort (fighting quality) involves a laser-like single focus and channeled, precise movement through space.
Question 5: Which of the following is an example of a 'sagittal' movement in LMA Space Harmony?
- Swinging the arms side to side
- Reaching forward and pulling back (Correct answer)
- Rotating the torso left and right
- Lifting and lowering the shoulders
Correct answer: Reaching forward and pulling back
Sagittal movements travel forward and backward along the anteriorāposterior axis of the body.
Question 6: Bartenieff Fundamentals emphasize 'inner connectivity' to support functional movement. Which principle describes the connection between the core and the extremities?
- Headātail
- Upperālower
- Body-half
- Coreādistal (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Coreādistal
Coreādistal connectivity links the navel center (core) to the extremities (fingers, toes, head, and tail).
Question 7: In LMA Shape, 'Shape Flow' refers to movement that:
- Traces pathways through the general space
- Reflects the body's relationship to its own center, growing and shrinking (Correct answer)
- Carves and molds the space around the body
- Arcs through space in relation to others
Correct answer: Reflects the body's relationship to its own center, growing and shrinking
Shape Flow describes the body's self-referential growing and shrinking that accompanies breathing and inner sensation.
CMA Laban Movement Analysis & Body Mechanics 3
Which LMA category addresses HOW movement is performed in terms of its qualitative dynamics?