Table of Contents

       

1 INTRODUCTION  1.1 Uses for Dance Notation  1.2 Notation Philosophy  1.3 Sections of the Score  1.4 Timing  1.5 The General Section: The Dancer as a Unit  1.6 The Leg and Arm Staffs: The General Representation of the Movement of a Body Part  1.7 The Leg and Arm Staffs: Movements of the Limbs  1.8 The Leg and Arm Staffs: Movements of the Extremities  1.9 The Trunk Section  1.10 The Notes Section  1.11 Shoulder Movements  2 THE ACTION STROKE COLUMN  2.1 The Action Stroke  2.2 Describing the Direction and Length of Steps  2.3 Describing Which Body Parts Are Touching  2.4 Accented Steps and Touches  3 NOTATING POSTURE  3.1 Posture of a Limb  3.2 Posture of Other Body Parts  4 BASIC SYMBOLS  4.1 Degree Signs  4.2 Floor Position Signs  4.3 Bearing Signs  4.4 Facing Signs  4.5 Body Rotation Sign  4.6 Limb Rotation Sign  4.7 Tilt Signs  4.8 Limb Flexion Sign  4.9 Body Part Representations  5 GENERAL INDICATIONS  5.1 Movement of the Dancer Across the Stage  5.2 Whole Body Facing and Rotation  6 ADVANCED TOPICS  6.1 Action Stroke Modifications  6.2 Notating the Posture of the Hands  6.3 Notation of the Fingers  6.4 Notating the Posture of the Head and Torso  6.5 Additional Bearing Symbols  6.6 Curved Movements  6.7 Advanced Timing Notation  6.8 The "Notes" Column  6.9 Patterns and Motifs  6.10 Couple Dancing  6.11 Folk Dancing in Lines, Circles, Etc.  6.12 Computer-Aided Notation  7 EXAMPLES  7.1 Ballroom, Swing and Related Dances  7.2 Folk Dances  7.3 Ballet and Modern Dance  8 REVISION HISTORY

 
 
 

 

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