Movement in performance - Dynamics

Key words for dynamics:

• Flow - How free and continuous your movements are, against how bound and sharp and precise your movements are. The low arm swing (0:23:0:26) shows a free flow because our arms are dangling and swaying with a free and continuous motion. The matrix movement shows a bound flow of movement because it is as though we are all tied together as one and we all move together.
• Weight - Firm and strong movements (could tie into the bound of flow) against light movements. The Haka (0:09-0:16) is an example of a firm weight movement because there are a lot of heavy stomps and strong movements, and Taylor and Chloe's movement is an example of a light weight movement because it is slow and requires a light step and a light drop to the ground. It also contains an element of a free flow. 
• Time - Sudden movements, meaning stop-start and quick, one movements straight to the next, against a sustained slow movement, that is the same continuous movement throughout a longer period of time. The Haka, again, is an example of a sudden movement because, like it's flow, it has clear and sharp singular movements that stop and then start into the next. The matrix is an example of a sustained movement because it is a slow motion singular movement that has a free, continuous flow throughout.
• Effort - Essentially a movement that reflects the effort/force you put into it, for example a glide, punch, slash, press, flick or float which are all pretty self-explanatory. An example of a glide is when we slide backwards across the floor (0:17-0:19). There are various punches, kicks and slashes throughout the piece.