PHILOSOPHERS IN

MOVEMENT
EDUCATION
Presentation of Shajarah Ketmona A. Cerdaña
 Objectives;
At the end of the lesson Students will able to
a. Explain the movement education of philosopher
b.Recognize the philosophers and;
c. Participate the lesson activity.
◦ Creators of a New Idea: Movement Education in the
1800s to Early 1900s
◦ The early pioneers of movement education were influenced
by the idea of the body being an expression of movement.
Three of the most historically influential individuals were
Francois Delsarte, Liselott Diem, and Rudolf von Laban.
Francois Delsarte ( 1811-1871 )
◦ One of the first people to articulate ideas of movement was
Francois Delsarte, a Frenchman who lived in the 19th
century.
◦ This era was influenced by Romanticism, which emphasized
the notion of expression of thought and emotion. Del sarte
developed what he termed applied aesthetics (Brown &
Sommer, 1969) and focused his work in the arts, where he
contributed critical ideas of connections among the mind,
body, and spirit. He also saw movement as a union of time,
space, and motion.
◦ Delsarte suggested that the combination of movements toward and away
from the center of the body was critical to all other movements.
◦ Delsarte believed that expressive movement should relate to the emotion
that inspired that movement. In addition, he introduced the idea of
parallelism in movement—the simultaneous motion of two body parts in
the same direction and in succession.
◦ His nine laws of motion referred to altitude, force, motion, sequence,
direction, form, velocity, reaction, and extension. These ideas gave rise
to much of what was to come in the field of movement education.
Liselott Diem ( 1906 – 1992 )
◦ In the mid- to late 1930s, Professor Liselott Diem and her husband, Carl,
founded an internationally known college in Germany, Deutsche
Sporthochschule Köln, to train teachers in sport and physical education.
◦ The college taught a “natural approach to teaching children to move
effectively in all kinds of situations” (Brown and Sommer, 1969,
p. 62 ).
◦ Children were encouraged to explore movement freely in their own way
and according to their unique stages of development.
◦ The teacher's role was to provide an environment that supported and fostered this focus.
◦ The teacher would use simple equipment such as balls, wands, ropes, boxes, and
benches to allow children to develop a wide variety of movement responses
individually, with partners, or within small groups.
◦ Diem's approach centered on learning to build movement skills and balance.
◦ Teachers were encouraged to challenge children by asking questions such as “Who can
do this?” and “How can this be done differently?” They would then guide the children
toward improving their quality of movement. Diem's focus for older children was more
on developing an awareness and analysis of muscular force as well as how to move in
time and space.
Rudolf von Laban (1879-1958)
◦ is considered by most as the true pioneer of movement
education. A critical contribution was his theory of
movement, focusing specifically on the concept of
effort.
◦ Laban believed that the body was an instrument of
expression and made a distinction between this
expressive movement and movements that serve a
purpose in everyday life (functional movement).
◦ Expressive movement communicates ideas in dance or
other forms of artistic expression. Functional movement
has a purpose in addition to helping with the tasks of
everyday life, such as sports and games. The four factors
of movement that Laban identified (weight, space, time,
and flow) became the bedrock of what became known as
movement education.
Any Questions and
Clarification ??
Let’s start quiz

In a ½ sheet of yellow
paper
 Quiz
1. Who believed that the body was an instrument of expression and made a distinction between
this expressive movement and movements that serve a purpose in everyday life (functional
movement)?
2. He is considered by most as the true pioneer of movement education.?
3. One of the first people to articulate ideas of movement was?
4. A Frenchman who lived in the 19th century.?
5. Professor ____ ______ and her husband, Carl, founded an internationally known college in
Germany, Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln, to train teachers in sport and physical
education.?
6-10. For you as a student and soon to be a teacher do you think it is important to study
movement education?
10-20. How can you use your learnings for your future student to handle your class?
Answer
1. Rudolf Von Laban
2. Rudolf Von Laban
3. Francios Del Sarte
4. Francois Del Sarte
5. Liselott Deim
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