ABSTRACT
In lowering the body to the ground, the performer usually follows the sequence of passing through kneeling, sitting, and lying in the forward or side direction. It is possible, though not so usual, in the backward or diagonally backward direction, to omit kneeling. In rising the reverse process usually takes place. Many variations exist in transitions from standing on the feet to supporting on the floor on other parts of the body. Changes of support can occur while the body is on the floor. Only the simplest and most commonly used will be dealt with in this book; complex floor work and acrobatics are presented in the Advanced Labanotation books Kneeling, Sitting, Lying and Floorwork, Basic Acrobatics.
