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DanceWriting
A movement-writing system that records the dancer's movements using stick figure drawings. Developed by Valerie Sutton.
Beauchamp-Feuillet Notation
An 18th-century dance notation system that was developed for French court dances and later ballroom dance, indicating the patterns danced on the floor.
Eshkol-Wachman Movement Notation
A system that uses symbols and numbers to define the motion of body parts in space, created by Noa Eshkol and Avraham Wachman.
Sutton Movement Shorthand
Developed by Valerie Sutton, this system is based on simplified stick figures and action symbols, and is related to but simpler than DanceWriting.
Kinetography Laban (Labanotation)
An alternative name for Labanotation, emphasizing its focus on kinetography, the writing of movement.
Feuillet Notation
Also known as Paris Opera Notation, it’s an early notation system representing the baroque dance technique and style, standardized by Raoul-Auger Feuillet.
Labanotation
A system for recording and analyzing human movement created by Rudolf Laban. Widely used in dance to document choreography and ballets.
Benoit Notation
Developed by Pierre Beauchamp, it is a system used in Baroque dance to describe the floor patterns and foot placements.
Stepanov Notation
A method recorded on sheet music, in which symbols are placed to indicate the duration and quality of steps. It helped document the ballets of Marius Petipa.
Conté Notation
A system created by François Conté that uses a staff in combination with symbols to detail dance movements, actions, and floor patterns.
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