weight shift
Center moves elsewhere
Weight shift is the deliberate transfer of body mass from one position to another, fundamental to activities requiring balance and control.
Skiers shift weight between edges, pilots use weight shift to steer ultralight aircraft, and dancers transfer weight between feet.
In horseback riding, subtle weight shifts communicate direction to the horse.
A slight weight shift to the left initiated the turn.
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- dynamic balanceStability during movement
- leanLacking fat; incline
- forward leanTilting the body ahead
- transferMove between locations
pivot · hip rotation · momentum · tilt · sway · stance · redistribution · counterweight · center · body mechanics · gravity · posture · lunge · skiing · dancing · martial arts · surfing · turning
- animationanimation, animator, animators, cartoon, cartoons
- balanceequilibrium, balancing, harmony, stability, symmetry
- body languagegestures, facial expressions, hand gestures, posture, nodding
- body movementsflexion, bend, twist, standing, extension
- Mimemime, pantomime, invisible wall, walking against wind, whiteface
- posesstanding pose, sitting pose, seated pose, kneeling pose, reclining pose
weight shiftstanding still
Absence of motion
stillness · motionlessness · immobility · fixed position · rigidity
weight shiftbalanced stance
Evenly distributed standing position
equal footing · neutral stance · square stance · stable base · stable footing
weight, shift, weights, weighted, weighting, weighty, weightless, weightlessness, weightier