Thoughts on Sound Movement and Meaning

Rudolf Laban assumes the notion of impulse, the idea that every movement is the fruit of some
preparation, and identifies the following as effects that the dancer's initial impulse might produce :
fundamental movement, of part(s) of the body
tactile effect, a part of the body touches something else
support effect, a part of the body carries weight
prehensile effect, a part of the body grasps something
ambulatory effect, successive support-effects result in progressive movement
saltatory effect, the body is propelled into the air briefly
rebounce effect, thrusting or pushing away from
swinging or pendulum effect, passive hanging down of the body from some support.

Thoughts on Sound Movement and Meaning by Roger Reynolds, Perspectives of New Music, Vol. 16, No. 2. (Spring - Summer, 1978), pp. 181-190.