The antique Greek dance, after sculptured and painted figures . the Legs, madeby simultaneous Slides,—the torso being all the time inclined back-ward, though not as far as in some of the ritualistic dances of Diony-sos,—and by the Opposition of the movements of the Legs and Arms. 298. Vertical Axis, Line of Equilibrium.—Fig. 285 expresses theextreme moment, which is opposed to the moment shown in Fig. is an inversion, made from a bronze statue (Figs. 180 and 237). Fig. 401 shows a dancer in equilibrium, with the vertical axispassing through his head and the point of contact of the two h
The antique Greek dance, after sculptured and painted figures . the Legs, madeby simultaneous Slides,—the torso being all the time inclined back-ward, though not as far as in some of the ritualistic dances of Diony-sos,—and by the Opposition of the movements of the Legs and Arms. 298. Vertical Axis, Line of Equilibrium.—Fig. 285 expresses theextreme moment, which is opposed to the moment shown in Fig. is an inversion, made from a bronze statue (Figs. 180 and 237). Fig. 401 shows a dancer in equilibrium, with the vertical axispassing through his head and the point of contact of the two hands. The intersection of the vertical axis with the horizontal line ofthe shoulders determines the vertical line which is the line of equi-librium. Fig. 402 expresses the relation of the moment represented inFig. 284 to this line. By it, it is seen how far the right leg is inadvance and how far the left leg is posed to the rear, that the head 166 RECONSTRUCTION OF TEMPOS AND STEPS inclines back of the same line, and how far it bends toward
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