Excerpt from ???sthetic Dancing With the development of this subjective power of neuro-muscular control, the constant wave-like alterations of bodily positions are performed with a correspondingly decreasing effort. They acquire a semi-automatic character, the volitional element essen tial to voluntary movements being considerably sub dued. The various changes in posture follow upon a stimulus supplied by some guiding musical rhythm. This rhythm is the directing spirit and sways and moves the dancer much as the fallen ...
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Excerpt from ???sthetic Dancing With the development of this subjective power of neuro-muscular control, the constant wave-like alterations of bodily positions are performed with a correspondingly decreasing effort. They acquire a semi-automatic character, the volitional element essen tial to voluntary movements being considerably sub dued. The various changes in posture follow upon a stimulus supplied by some guiding musical rhythm. This rhythm is the directing spirit and sways and moves the dancer much as the fallen leaves are whirled about, carried up and down and hither and thither by an evening breeze. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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