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postures and facial expressions. Examples of body movements are
such as walking, standing or dancing. Body movements are one of
the ways used to convey a message in the performing arts. An actor
can use body movements to express emotions such as happiness,
sadness, fear or confidence. Performing arts such as acting and
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dance often use body movements to communicate message to the
audience.

Examples of body movements in acting

Body movements in acting help the actor to make the audience
understand his or her role and the message. The following are
examples of body movements in acting:

(a) Standing upright. When an actor stands upright with his or
her chest forward, he or she may be showing confidence,

authority, power or courage;

(b) Facing down. When the character turns down his or her face
or eyes, shows the actor’s feelings of anxiety, fear, shame,
guilt, or weakness;

(c) Folding the arms on the chest. These movements show that
the character is defensive, not ready to talk or has feelings
of doubt. Also, these movements can indicate the anger or
harshness of the character;

(d) Walking quickly with short steps. In acting this shows anxiety,
fear or hurry. The character shows that he or she has many
things on his or her mind or tries to run away from a certain
situation or event;

(e) Nodding the head gently. In acting, this can show acceptance
or agreement to something. When someone quietly nods
his or her head, indicates his or her agreement with another
person’s idea or suggestion;

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