Bartenieff Fundamentals are an extension of Laban Movement Analysis

Laban Movement Analysis

Laban is a way and language for interpreting, describing, visualizing and notating all ways of human movement. Created by Rudolf Laban, LMA draws on his theories of effort and shape to describe, interpret and document human movement...

 developed by Irmgard Bartenieff, who trained with Laban before becoming a physiotherapist. A set of concepts, principles and exercises that apply Laban’s movement theory to the physical / kinesiological functioning of the human body they include:

• Dynamic Alignment
• Breath Support
• Core Support
• Rotary Factor
• Initiation and Sequencing
• Spatial Intent
• Centre of Weight/Weight Transference
• Effort Intent
• Developmental Patterning and its Support for Level Change

Examples of these beneficial movement exercises:

X rolls
Contralateral (crawl in opposition)
Homolateral (lying on back, floor))
Contralateral (spoke through air, standing)

See also

• Irmgard Bartenieff
• Rudolf Laban
  Rudolf Laban
  Rudolf von Laban aka Rudolf Laban was a dance artist and theorist whose work laid the foundations for Laban Movement Analysis and other more specific developments in dance notation...
  
  
• Laban Movement Analysis
  Laban Movement Analysis
  Laban is a way and language for interpreting, describing, visualizing and notating all ways of human movement. Created by Rudolf Laban, LMA draws on his theories of effort and shape to describe, interpret and document human movement...
  
  
• Labanotation

Further reading

• Hackney, P. (2000) Making Connections Total Body Integration Through Bartenieff Fundamentals. Routledge. ISBN 90-5699-592-8

External links

• Laban/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies
• Integrated Movement Studies (Laban/Bartenieff)
• Laban/Bartenieff & Somatic Studies International