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Pathfit 4 - Assignment 1

Locomotor movements allow the body to travel through space from one location to another using primarily the feet for support, though other body parts can be used. Examples of locomotor movements include walking, running, jumping, hopping, and leaping which have even rhythms, as well as skipping, galloping, and sliding which have uneven rhythms. Non-locomotor movements occur within the body or whole body but do not cause travel, though they can be combined with locomotor movements. Examples are swinging, twisting, turning, shaking, bending, stretching, wiggling, and rocking or swaying.

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Pathfit 4 - Assignment 1

Locomotor movements allow the body to travel through space from one location to another using primarily the feet for support, though other body parts can be used. Examples of locomotor movements include walking, running, jumping, hopping, and leaping which have even rhythms, as well as skipping, galloping, and sliding which have uneven rhythms. Non-locomotor movements occur within the body or whole body but do not cause travel, though they can be combined with locomotor movements. Examples are swinging, twisting, turning, shaking, bending, stretching, wiggling, and rocking or swaying.

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Locomotor Movements 

- These are movements where the body travels through space from
one location to another. Locomotor movements primarily use the feet for support however, the
body can travel on other parts such as the hands and feet.

Examples:

Even Rhythm
- Walk - The walk is a transfer of weight from one foot to the other.  Usually the heel touches
first.
- Run - The run is a transfer of weight from one foot to the other however, the body is propelled
into the air and suspended between run steps.
- Jump - The jump required the body to push off from one or both feet. Most common is a two
foot take off and two foot landing.  A jump can take off on one foot and land on two or take off
from two feet and land one one foot.
- Hop - The hop requires a push-off from one foot and landing on the same foot.
- Leap - A leap is performed by pushing off from one foot and landing on the other foot. The
body is suspended in the and between the push off and the landing. Can be combined with a
run or walk.

Uneven Rhythm
- Skip - A combination of a step and a hop on the same foot followed by a step and hop on the
other foot. The rhythm is uneven long -short.  Long (the step) and short (the hop).
- Gallop - A forward movement where one foot leads the gallop while the other foot follows.
The lead foot steps with a bent knee and pushes off into the air and landing on the trailing foot.
The rhythm is uneven, long -short. Long (the step) and short (the landing).
- Slide - Is similar to a gallop performed with the right or left foot leading. The rhythm is uneven,
long -short.   Long (the step) and short (the landing).

Non Locomotor movements - These are movements that occur in the body parts or the whole
body and do not cause the body to travel to another space.  However, non-locomotor
movements can be combined with locomotor movements such as a walk and arm swing.

Examples:

- Swing - a pendular motion of a body part that can move forward and backward or side to side.
- Twist - a partial rotation of body parts around an axis
- Turn - a full rotation of the body around a vertical or horizontal axis.  Full, half or quarter turns
- Shake  - a short quick vibrating movement in a body part or the whole body.
- Bend - a flex of a body part at a joint
- Stretch - extending a body part or the whole body
- Wiggle - a small or big, fast or slow curvy movement of a body part or the whole body.
- Rock or sway - shift of the body weight forward, backward, side to side or in a circular
pathway.

Reference:
http://users.rowan.edu/~conet/rhythms/Resources/Loco.nonloco.definitions.html

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