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  2. Dance notation - Wikipedia

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    Dance notation is the symbolic representation of human dance movement and form, using methods such as graphic symbols and figures, path mapping, numerical systems, and letter and word notations. Several dance notation systems have been invented, many of which are designed to document specific types of dance while others have been developed with ...

  3. Vaganova method - Wikipedia

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    In 1948, Vaganova authored a book titled The Foundation For Dance (more commonly known as Basic Principles of Russian Classical Dance) that outlined her training method and ballet technique. Following Vaganova's death in 1951, her teaching method was preserved by instructors such as Vera Volkova , and Vera Kostrovitskaya.

  4. Space Harmony - Wikipedia

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    Analogous to a Musical scale, each choreutic scale (or space harmony scale) systematically encompasses particular ranges of space. Choreutic scales can also be compared to mathematical puzzles such as Leonhard Euler and his problem of the Seven Bridges of Königsberg , as well as William Rowan Hamilton and his Icosian game .

  5. Dance theory - Wikipedia

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    Dance theory is based on these founding principles, that is the sphere and lines of the body, to derive, show and demonstrate how dance is done. This is achieved by showing which movements to do by and at what speed. It is hypothetically possible to draw and work out a dance by using sphere lines and arrows. Many dance books state how this is done.

  6. Glossary of dance moves - Wikipedia

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    It exists in almost every dance. Walks approximately correspond normal walking steps, taking into the account the basic technique of the dance in question. (For example, in Latin-dance walks the toe hits the floor first, rather than the heel.) In dance descriptions the term walk is usually applied when two or more steps are taken in the same ...

  7. Contemporary ballet - Wikipedia

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    A contemporary ballet leap. Contemporary ballet is a genre of dance that incorporates elements of classical ballet and modern dance. [1] It employs classical ballet technique and in many cases classical pointe technique as well, but allows a greater range of movement of the upper body and is not constrained to the rigorously defined body lines and forms found in traditional, classical ballet.

  8. Viewpoints - Wikipedia

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    Viewpoints is a movement-based pedagogical and artistic practice [1] that provides a framework for creating and analyzing performance by exploring spatial relationships, shape, time, emotion, movement mechanics, and the materiality of the actor's body.

  9. Expressive therapies - Wikipedia

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    British psychotherapist Paul Newham using Expressive Therapy with a client. The expressive therapies are the use of the creative arts as a form of therapy, including the distinct disciplines expressive arts therapy and the creative arts therapies (art therapy, dance/movement therapy, drama therapy, music therapy, writing therapy, poetry therapy, and psychodrama).