LABANOTATION

Labanotation

(noun) 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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

labanotation (countable and uncountable, plural labanotations)

(choreography) A system for documenting body movement.

Source: Wiktionary



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MONASTICISM

(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience


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