Labanotation definition

läbə-nō-tāshən
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.
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A system using symbols for recording and choreographing the movements of dancers.
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(choreography) A system for documenting body movement.
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Origin of labanotation

  • After Rudolph Laban (1879–1958), Hungarian choreographer (n)otation

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Blend of Laban and notation

    From Wiktionary

Labanotation Sentence Examples

  • Not having an A-level in Dance has not been a disadvantage to me at all, and I have enjoyed studying Labanotation.

  • If your routines get this complex, it may be time to learn some professional method of dance transcription such as labanotation.

  • Modern dancers and professional choreographers have used a system created by Rudolf Laban, a choreographer whose movement analysis developed into a system called Labanotation.

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