Leonardo da Vinci identified a “second form of the human body,” the one created by the limbs as they move through the space around the body. Laban named these secondary forms “trace-forms.”
These movement forms are limited both by the mover’s body and by the nature of the space we inhabit.
Bodily limits include joint structure, proportional relations among body parts, and range of motion. These limitations govern where our limbs can move in the surrounding space.
In addition, we inhabit a gravitation field in a three-dimensional terrestrial space. … Read More