change plane movements

An explanation
Same Plane Movements Change Plane Change Forwards
Change Backwards Change Transquarter

Change Plane Movements from Horizontal to Vertical

Horizontal Plane

Position 1
Position 1
Change, 1 to A
Change, 1 to A
Change, 1 to A
Change, 1 to A
Positon A
Position A

Position 2
Position 2
Change, 2 to B
Change, 2 to B
Positon B
Position B

Position 3
Position 3
Change, 3 to C
Change, 3 to C
Change, 3 to C
Change, 3 to C
Position C
Position C

Position 4
Position 4
Change, 4 to D
Change, 4 to D
Change, 4 to D
Change, 4 to D
Position D
Position D

Same Plane Movements Change Plane Change Forwards
Change Backwards Change Transquarter

Change Plane Movements from Vertical to Horizontal

Vertical Plane

Position A
Position A
Change, A to 1
Change, A to 1
Change, A to 1
Change, A to 1
Position 1
Position 1

Position B
Position B
Change, B to 2
Change, B to 2
Position 2
Position 2

Position C
Position C
Change, C to 3
Change, C to 3
Position 3
Position 3

Position D
Position D
Change, D to 4
Change, D to 4
Change, D to 4
Change, D to 4
Position 4
Position 4


Dance of Shiva Change Plane Movements


Up until now all the movements we've learned are in the same plane. The Forwards, Backwards and Transquarter movement all take the arm from one position to another position in the same plane. So for example the Forwards movement takes the arm from Position A to Position B, both of which are in the Vertical Plane. The Backwards movement might be used to take the arm from Position 1 to Position 4, both of which are in the Horiozntal Plane.

The Change Plane Movement is the first movement that takes the arm from a position in the Horizontal Plane to a position in the Vertical Plane and vice versa. It takes the arm from a Position in one plane to the Corresponding position in the other plane.
In this case, Position A in the Vertical Plane corresponds to Position 1 in the Horizontal Plane (and vice versa), Position B corresponds to Position 2, Position C corresponds to Position 3, Position D corresponds to Position 4. Like the Transquarter Movement a sequence of Change Plane movements only takes the arm back and forwards between two points. So if we did a Change Plane movement starting in Position A, we would go to Position 1, then to Position A then to Position 1 again etc.

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About the dance of shiva and me

When I first read about Andrey Lappa's "Dance of Shiva" I was intrigued by the notion of spiral movements of the arms used to generate the flow of energy and bestow the practitioner with special powers.

I have yet to develop special powers but the Dance of Shiva has helped me to become smarter, improve my mind-body coordination and help me see connections. Perhaps those in and of themselves are "special powers," special enough for me to want to share this art.

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©Neil Keleher 2008

The basic movements with one arm only.