The Emergence Machine

Floor Work

process · Dance · Level 9 · E9

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Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

floor-work emerges from dance. It requires time.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “floor work” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “floor work”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
floor work
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L4L2L1L0Floor WorkDanceMusicBodySoundFloorOrganism… intermediate l…FormLifeObjectStructureChangeExistenceMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesFloor WorkL9FloorL4DanceL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Floor L4 (requires) polysemous
    Floor work: A type of dance movement that involves controlled, dynamic, and often intricate interactions with the floor, using various techniques to manipulate and expressively engage with the ground.
  • Dance L8 (foundational)
    Understanding floor work requires prior knowledge of dance, which provides essential context for grasping this concept.