The choreography contrasts snakelike torso movements with sharp angular gestures to evoke states of emotional upheaval.
There was much leg and torso movement for the entire company.
To keep the focus on the rear deltoid when lifting, it is imperative to keep the elbows away from the body and avoid torso movement, This ensures ideal isolation.
In addition to these torso movements, dancers in many styles will use level changes, travelling steps, turns and spins.
The choreography is best here, full of swiveling torso movements and sharp kicks that subside as the dancer comes to rest.
Also the argument of another anchor point for me means it is another thing to go wrong on the putting stroke, by placing the putter on the bully it brings in lower body movement and torso movement more into the putting stroke and makes the chance of a mistake even higher!
San Francisco in 1877, was a predecessor of modern dance with her stress on the torso movements, bare feet, loose hair, free-flowing costumes, and incorporation of humor into emotional expression.
Odissi emphasizes sculptural poses, supple torso movements and flowing gestures for the arms.
She became noted for her mastery of dynamics and her fluid arm and torso movements.
She was thus at her best in the swiftness of her solo in the vision scene and her solo in Act III, where the loveliness of her arms and torso movement was most visible.