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Basic Movements: Locomotor & Non-Locomotor Movements

The document describes basic locomotor and non-locomotor movements. Locomotor movements involve traveling from one place to another and include walking, running, jumping, hopping, leaping, sliding and galloping. Non-locomotor movements occur in place and involve movements of the body parts, including bending, swaying, stretching, twisting, turning and swinging.

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Basic Movements: Locomotor & Non-Locomotor Movements

The document describes basic locomotor and non-locomotor movements. Locomotor movements involve traveling from one place to another and include walking, running, jumping, hopping, leaping, sliding and galloping. Non-locomotor movements occur in place and involve movements of the body parts, including bending, swaying, stretching, twisting, turning and swinging.

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BASIC MOVEMENTS

LOCOMOTOR & NON-LOCOMOTOR MOVEMENTS


LOCOMOTOR MOVEMENTS

- Movements that involve distance


- You move from one place to
another
LOCOMOTOR MOVEMENTS
are the following:
• WALKING – to transfer weight from one foot to the
other, from heel to toe.
• RUNNING – a faster speed of walking.
• JUMPING – spring action from one or both feet
landing on both feet.
• HOPPING – spring action of one foot to the same
foot.
LOCOMOTOR MOVEMENTS
are the following:
• LEAPING - spring action transferring the weight
from one foot to the other foot pushing off with a
spring and landing on the ball of the foot.
• SLIDING – a step from one foot closing other to
meet the lead foot.
• GALLOPING – a step forward by a quick close on the
other foot moving sideward or forward.
NON-LOCOMOTOR MOVEMENTS

- Axial Movements
- In place
- Movements of the various parts of
the body in space with a fixed
base.
NON-LOCOMOTOR MOVEMENTS
are the following:
• BENDING – movements at the joint of the body
• SWAYING – smoothly and fluidly shifting the center
of gravity from one body part to another
• STRETCHING – moving the body parts away from
the center of gravity
• TWISTING – the rotation of a body part along its axis
NON-LOCOMOTOR MOVEMENTS
are the following:
• TURNING – rotating the body along the long axis
• SWINGING – motion of a body part resembling a
pendulum
• VIBRATING – moving the body part repeatedly in
even motions
BASIC STEPS
• TOUCH STEP (step, point)
• CLOSE STEP (step, close)
• HOP STEP (step, hop)
• CHANGE STEP (step, close, step)
• CHANGE STEP WITH LATERAL
POSITION
• CHANGE STEP WITH REVERSE T
POSITION

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