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Labanotation

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La·ba·no·ta·tion  (läb-n-tshn)
n.
A system of movement notation for dance that employs various symbols to record the points of a dancer's body, the direction of a dancer's movement, the tempo, and the dynamics: "Labanotation is specific enough to record the flutter of an eyelid" (Joseph Menosky).
[After Rudolph Laban (1879-1958), Hungarian choreographer + (n)otation.]
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Noun1.Labanotation - a system of notation for dance movements that uses symbols to represent points on a dancer's body and the direction of the dancer's movement and the tempo and the dynamics
choreography - a notation used by choreographers


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But every system of recording and documenting choreography--from Labanotation to the most current DVD system--has a built-in set of strengths and weaknesses.
Step, lines, and videotape: using DVDs and videos to learn repertoire by Carman, Joseph / Dance Magazine
Jory Hancock, head of UA's Dance Division, suggested that the architects look at the Labanotation of Serenade, the first piece that George Balanchine (founder of the School of American Ballet) created for his students.
Physical theatre: drawing inspiration from the physical grace and ... by The Architectural Review
She founded the Philadelphia Dance Academy (now the University of the Arts School of Dance) and is the author of Isadora Duncan: The Dances Choreographed in Labanotation (1994).
Nadia Chilkovsky (Nahumck)(1908-2006) by Kraus, Lisa / Dance Magazine
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