Dance of Shiva: Level 2

Mixed Planes

In Level 1 we practiced movements where both arms where in the Horizontal Plane

We also practiced movements where both arms where in the Vertical Plane.

Now we get to mix it up a little and have one arm in the Horizontal Plane

while the other arm is in the Vertical Plane

We'll start with the left arm in the Horizontal Plane. Here's our grid of possible movements!

Left Arm Horizontal (Right Arm Vertical)

Note: in the grid above and the grids below:

F=Forwards e.g. from 1 to 2, 2 to 3, 3 to 4 and 4 back to 1 OR from a to b, b to c, c to d and d back to a.

B=Backwards e.g. from 1 to 4, 4 to 3, 3 to 2 and 2 back to 1 OR from a to d, d to c, c to b and b back to a

T=Transquarter e.g. from 1 to 3, 3 to 1, 2 to 4, 4 to 2, a to c, c to a, b to d, d to b

I still haven't explained C, CF, CB and CT... Level 3... Or maybe 4, I promise.

Although the left arm and the right arm are in different planes

we can still say that the right arm is even with the left.

That's because both arms are in the first position in their respective planes

You can think of it this way, a is just another way of saying 1

but we use a to show the first position in the vertical plane.

Likewise b is the equivalent of 2, c is 3 and d is 4.

And so it is easy to see that in the next set the right arm is one position ahead of the left arm,

but in a different plane.

In the third set the right arm is two positions ahead.. Or behind.

In the last set (starting at 1,d) it is one positon behind.

Just like in Level 1 we have a set called:

Double Forwards (both arms forwards)

We also have:

Double Backwards (both arms backwards)

Dance of Shiva