Movement Mastery

SLOW MOTION FOOTAGE OF CHEETAHS RUNNING for grace
Cheetahs on the Edge — Director’s Cut | National Geographic

CHEETAH RUNNING FULL SPEED


KLAUS NOMI for defiant courage
‘The Cold Song’ from ‘King Arthur’ by Henry Purcell


REMBRANDT van RIJN for gravity without collapse
‘Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem’


IGOR PSHENICHNY for balance
Igor Pshenichny walks a tightrope over the Black Sea.


HOW WOLVES CHANGE RIVERS for influence


MARTIN LUTHER KING for attunement
“I’ve Been To The Mountaintop”


NUNO OLIVEIRA
“Equestrian art is the perfect understanding and harmony between horse and rider.”


MIYOKO SHIDA for concentration and focus


KURT BROWNING for relaxation
Kurt Browning 2010-2011 Stars On Ice Downstream


CLAUDIA MIAZZO & JEAN PAUL PADOVANI for gravity
Tango Nuevo A Paris Claudia Miazzo & Jean Paul Padovani “Oblivion”Improvisation.


THE ROSS SISTERS for balance
“Potato Salad” Triplets Dance!


FRED ASTAIRE for eloquent liquidity: the effortless transmission of sound through the body.
Nice Work If You Can Get It – A Damsel In Distress (1937)


THE NICHOLAS BROTHERS for gravity & levity; they go together.
Nicholas Brothers in Stormy Weather


YVETTE CHAUVIRE for moving control
Yvette Chauviré performs The Dying Swan


MIYAMOTO MUSASHI for simplicity
(c. 1584 – June 13, 1645)
‘Shrike Perched on a Withered Branch’


SEISETSU SHUCHO for attention
(1745-1820)
‘Moon ensō’


HAKUIN EKAKU for playfulness
(1686-1768)
‘Monkey reaching for the moon in the water’


JOHANNES VERMEER for luminescence
‘The Girl with a Pearl Earring’


JOHANNES VERMEER for time and balance
‘The Milkmaid’


FOLIO FROM THE DARA SHIKOH ALBUM for Proportion
Princess Jahanara