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CBMP

Posted by doug

3/28/2004 12:06:00 AM

Couldnt find the meaning of CBMP in the list of abbreviations in reference to step 5 in the waltz in the variation of the month.

Re: CBMP

Posted by Iluv2Dance

3/28/2004 1:35:00 PM

Hi Doug,
Contrary (or Contra) Body Movement Position (CBMP) is the position attained by placing either foot in front of or behind the supporting foot without the body turning. This gives the illusion of Contrary (or Contra) Body Movement (CBM) which is the turning of the opposite side of the body either forwards or backwards in relation to the stepping foot.

Re: CBMP

Posted by Simple Test

3/29/2004 12:54:00 PM

Here's a simple trick for understanding CBMP. Stand with one foot in front of the other, a comfortable distance apart.

Drop the back knee to the floor. If it lands inside the front heel you were not in CBMP. If it crosses and lands outside the front heel, then you were.

This stresses that CBMP is a body position, not an action. One (but by no means the only) way to arrive in it is to take a step with CBM.

Re: CBMP

Posted by Jonathan Atkinson

3/29/2004 10:59:00 PM

Anonymous wrote:

...the position attained by placing either foot in front of or behind the supporting foot without the body turning.

Technically, CBMP can be achieved with OR without the body turning. Depending on the nature of the movement, sometimes CBMP is the direct result of the rotation, and sometimes it is simply a matter of stepping straight across your own track.

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