The antique Greek dance, after sculptured and painted figures . Fig. 419. 172 RECONSTRUCTION OF TEMPOS AND STEPS. 309. Backward Bending Maintained.—Two examples are given(266). The dancers represented in Figs. 199, C, and 352 turn bystamping on the half-toe, holding the body backward, but not to thepoint of exaggeration: unless kept within well-defined limits, it pre-sents an obstacle to the working out of the movement. If taking small steps, the dancer may walk or run with the torsobent to a slight degree, but not more. 310. Intermittent Bending.—If the curve to therear is used with large and
The antique Greek dance, after sculptured and painted figures . Fig. 419. 172 RECONSTRUCTION OF TEMPOS AND STEPS. 309. Backward Bending Maintained.—Two examples are given(266). The dancers represented in Figs. 199, C, and 352 turn bystamping on the half-toe, holding the body backward, but not to thepoint of exaggeration: unless kept within well-defined limits, it pre-sents an obstacle to the working out of the movement. If taking small steps, the dancer may walk or run with the torsobent to a slight degree, but not more. 310. Intermittent Bending.—If the curve to therear is used with large and rapid movements of thelegs it must be intermittent, the dancer beingobliged to stand erect in order to take the Step. This is the case with the dancer in Fig. 420, whois shown at a characteristic moment of the Jete, bending back, must, by reason of itsmechanism, be preceded and followed by movementsthat demand an erect pose. The photographicseries which is given below is a reconstruction ofthe whole Step. The dancer advances rapidly, with short Steps—or leaps—on the half-toe. After three or
Size: 1119px × 2232px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, bookpublisherl, booksubjectdance
