In all human activity, the motion parameters are the same: in other words the joints flex and extend, adduct and abduct and rotate etc. In all situations where we move, breathing well is of paramount importance. Understanding the attributes of our body's structure and a little physics gives immediate access to an expanded range of movement potential. In this class we will practice suggested fundamentals for each of the skeletally defined mobile centres in the body, and carefully apply these notions to more challenging moves.
The Axis Syllabus/lexicon of human movement principles
The AS is not a dance form! We are so used to amalgamating theory and practice, it seems difficult to allow information to stand on its own. Both have a profound influence on each other of course, however the advantage of the separation is that the focus shifts to underlying principles, rather than their specific manifestations. In this case, the principles compiled in the AS data bank are possibly fundamental to any situation in which we might move. Many people think the AS is a "practice" or a "style". They imagine there are "AS exercises" or "AS principles". These assumptions are in error. The AS is simply a list. A lexicon of information concerning human movement. The AS proposes models and languaging for more accurately describing some of the dynamic phenomena that have been observed in human movement, offering a reference for comparing and evaluating the current and traditional practice of moving around.
Frey Faust
