ABSTRACT
Although the idea of “center” has for a long time been a feature of various body/mind, practices, e.g., yoga, it was Isadora Duncan who brought the idea to the attention of Western dancers. She located the center at the solar plexus. I suspect the reference for her was more spiritual than physical, as she had little interest in kinesiology or physiology. In Duncan’s words, “. . . I would stand quite still, my two hands folded between my breasts, covering the solar plexus . . . I was seeking and finally discovered the central spring of all movement, the crater of motor power, the unity from which all diversities of movement are born, the mirror of vision for the creation of the dance . . .” (1927, 75).
