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Paths

1

Understanding paths

What does a path sign indicate?

It indicates the direction of travel of the centre of gravity.Check your answer

2

Basic signs for paths

Match the type paths with their corresponding signs.

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  1. Withdrawing path
  2. Circular path
  3. Approaching path
  4. Any choice of circling (R or L)
  5. Straight path

Note that the common characteristic of paths is a straight line with some smaller lines at each end depending on whether the path is straight, circular or of a different kind. Approaching and withdrawing paths are formed by two meeting lines at the bottom or the top.

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3

Floor patterns and paths

Match the following aspects of floor plans with their representations.

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4

Circular paths

Which of the following should be used with circular paths?

This is a pencil drawing of a female dancer. She is on her left pointe shoe, his right leg bended backwards. She is twisting her body away from us with her arms raised and facing up. She is wearing long baggy trousers with stars and a short sleeve top. She has four long black plaits and on her head she is wearing a yellow headset.

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d)
e)
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5

Signs with circular paths

Match the signs with what they are used for.

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6

Placement of path signs

A path sign is usually placed to the right of the staff outside of any indication for the gestures of the arms, hands and body. Look at the following notation and explain the rule of when the path line starts and when it ends.

Labanotation score.

The path sign has timing significance. The base of the path sign begins with the moment of take-off, the top of the path sign ends with the completion of the landing support.Check your answer

7

Continuation of path signs

How do you indicate that a path sign continues in the staff from one page to the next?

Using a caret both at the top of the first and at the bottom of the next staff to indicate continuation from one page to the next. As in the following example.

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