eukinetics

eukinetics
/yooh'ki net"iks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) Dance.
an applied system of controlled body movement, developed by Kurt Jooss and designed to enlarge a dancer's potential for expressiveness.
[EU- + KINETICS]

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  • eukinetics — eu·kinetics …   English syllables

  • eukinetics — |yü+ noun plural but usually singular in construction Etymology: probably from Greek eukinētos easily moved, agile (from eu + kinētos moving, movable, from kinein to move, set in motion) + English ics more at hight : a science of well controlled… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Laban, Rudolf — ▪ European dance theorist also called  Rudolf Von Laban   born Dec. 15, 1879, Bratislava, Austria Hungary [now in Slovakia] died July 1, 1958, Weybridge, Surrey, Eng.       dance theorist and teacher whose studies of human motion provided the… …   Universalium

  • Jooss, Kurt — born Jan. 12, 1901, Wasseralfingen, Ger. died May 22, 1979, Heilbronn, W.Ger. German dancer, teacher, and choreographer. After studying dance with Rudolf Laban (1920–24), he established a school and company. He became ballet master at the Essen… …   Universalium

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