In the Dance of Shiva there are 8 positions for each arm, 4 in the Vertical Plane: A, B, C and D, and 4 in the Horizontal Plane: 1, 2, 3 and 4.
When talking about positions where both arms are being used a two digit code is used. As an example 1,2 would mean that the left arm is in position 1 and the right arm is in position 2. Because there are 8 positions for each arm this means that there are 64 possible arm combinations in total.
I label the pictures as if they are a mirror. So even though my arms are in position 1,2 I label the picture as 2,1. That way you can mirror the picture and then your arms will be in the "correct" position i.e. 1, 2.
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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.
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
©Neil Keleher 2008
Arm Positions
- The Most Basic Arm Positions (how basic can you get-one arm only)
- All Positions (there's 64 in all...so that means stacks of photos)
- Both Arms Horizontal (this and the next three pages only have sixteen positions each)
- Both Arms Vertical
- Left Horizontal, Right Vertical
- Left Vertical, Right Horizontal
The basic movements with one arm only.
- When you've got these, you then add the two arms together and open yourself up to a world of possibility
- Forward Movements
- Backward Movements
- Transquarter Movements
- Change Plane Movements
- Change Plane Forward Movements
- Change Plane Backward Movements
- Change Plane Transquarter Movements
- Special Movement-Mirror Reflection
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