Vulcan Tech Gospel
Together · same
The reference ends travel together in the same direction.
Motion lab ↗TOTogether · opposite
They meet at the top and bottom, separating at the sides.
Motion lab ↗SSSplit · same
They travel in the same direction, half a cycle apart.
Motion lab ↗SOSplit · opposite
They meet at the sides, separating at the top and bottom.
Motion lab ↗Transitions
A timing change can happen where two patterns share the same position. Reverse one hand at that point to enter the neighboring relationship.
From together same: top/bottom connect to together opposite; sides connect to split opposite. Split same connects to together opposite at the sides and split opposite at top/bottom.
Transition lesson →Reference poster
The supplied poster pairs two-petal inspin and four-petal antispin, explores box and diamond orientations, and places transition relationships around the patterns.
Keep the timing of the hands separate from the relationship of the props. A hybrid can have same-direction hands while its shafts turn in opposite directions.
The poster is prop-general. Its petal labels must not be copied directly onto double-staff tip counts: each staff has two visible ends.
View poster ↗Vulcan Tech Gospel #2 · David Cantor & Noel Yee.
Artwork by Forest Stearns. Hosted by Flow Arts Institute.
These reference curves track one end. The lesson diagrams show both ends of a staff.