Change Transquarter Movements

Explanation
Same Plane Movements Change Plane Change Forwards
Change Backwards Change Transquarter

Change Transquarter Movements from Horizontal to Vertical

Horizontal Plane

Position 1
Position 1
Position 2-B
Change Transquarter,
1 to C
Position A-1
Position C

Positon 2
Position 2
Position 2-B
Change Transquarter,
2 to D
Position 1-C
Change Transquarter,
2 to D
Position 1-C
Position D

Positon 3
Position 3
Position 2-B
Change Transquarter,
3 to A
Position A-1
Position A

Position 4
Position 4
Position D-2
Change Transquarter,
4 to B
Position A-1
Position B

Same Plane Movements Change Plane Change Forwards
Change Backwards Change Transquarter

Change Transquarter Movements from Vertical to Horizontal

Vertical Plane

Position 1
Position A
Position 2-B
Change Transquarter,
A to 3
Position A-1
Position 3

Positon 2
Position B
Position 1-C
Change Transquarter,
B to 4
Position A-1
Position 4

Positon 3
Position C
Position 2-B
Change Transquarter,
C to 1
Position 1-C
Position 1

Position 4
Position D
Position D-2
Change Transquarter,
D to 2
Position 1-C
Change Transquarter
D to 2
Position C-3
Position 2

Dance of Shiva Change Backward Movement Explained

Change Transquarters take the arm between two non-adjacent points in different planes. They connect the following pairs of points:
Position A and Position 3
Position B and Position 4
Position C and Position 1
Position D and Position 2
Unlike Change Forward or Change Backward Movements Change Transquarters done continuously will only jump between the same two points. So from A to 3 to A to 3...

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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.