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Dedication
Acknowledgements Reading and Practice Studies
Introduction The Movement Alphabet
CHAPTER 1 - MOVEMENT; STILLNESS; TIMING; SHAPE; ACCENTS
Introduction Movement Indication of an Action The Basic Staff Simultaneous Actions Timing Sustained Movement Indication of Sustained Actions Continuity of Movement Sudden Movements Indication of Sudden Actions Spatial Continuum Organization of Time Length
Introduction of Dynamics Accents Reading Study No. 3: DYNAMICS: ACCENTS REVIEW
CHAPTER 2 - TRAVELING
INTRODUCTION FORM OF THE PATH Floor Plans Straight Path Duration of Path Reading Study No. 4: STRAIGHT PATHS Reading Study No. 5: DURATION OF PATHS; FLOOR PLANS . Zig Zag Paths CIRCLING, CIRCULAR PATH Nature of Circling Direction of Circling Reading Study
CHAPTER 3 - VARIATIONS IN TRAVELING
INTRODUCTION THE MAIN DIRECTIONS FOR TRAVELING Directions for Straight Paths Reading Study No. 8: TRAVELING IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS DIRECTIONS FOR CIRCULAR PATHS Group Circling Merlin's Magic Circle The Invisible Circles Around You Reading Study No. 9: CI
CHAPTER 4 - ABSENCE OF SUPPORT: SPRINGING (ELEVATION) AND THE FIVE BASIC FORMS
INTRODUCTION AERIAL STEPS Use of Aerial Steps in Dance Spatial Expressiveness Use of Energy in Springing Indication of Springing SPRINGING COMBINED WITH TRAVELING Size of Spring Series of Independent and Rebounding Springs Reading Study No. 13: AERIAL STE
CHAPTER 5 : DIRECTION - DEFINITION OF SPACE DIRECTION OUR RELATION TO SPACE DIRECTIONS - Variety in Everyday Life DIMENSIONAL DIRECTIONS Any direction The Dimensional Cross of axes Reading Practice D: DIMENSIONAL STUDIES THE DIMENSIONAL PLANES Movement in
CHAPTER 6 : DIRECTION - BROADER EXPLORATION OF SPACE
INTRODUCTION THE KINESPHERE MOVEMENT IN THE GENERAL DIRECTIONAL AREAS Exploration of Middle Level Area - Horizontal Plane
Introduction of Area sign Exploration of High Level, (Upward) Area Exploration of Low Level (Downward) Area Exploration of the Forward Area Exploration of the Backward Area Exploration of the Sideward Areas MOVEMENT IN THE AREAS AROUND SPECIFIC DIRECTIONS
CHAPTER 7 : FLEXION; EXTENSION
INTRODUCTION FLEXION EXTENSION Extension: Terminology DURATION OF FLEXION, EXTENSION Reading Practice E: FLEXION AND EXTENSION WITH DURATION ANY DEGREE OF FLEXION, EXTENSION FLEXION, EXTENSION COMBINED WITH OTHER ACTIONS Reading Study No. 19: FLEXION; EXT
CHAPTER 8 : ROTATIONS, REVOLUTIONS, TURNS
INTRODUCTION ANY ROTATION, REVOLUTION Reading Study No. 22: ANY ROTATION SPECIFIC FORMS OF ROTATION: PIVOT TURNS Choice of Right or Left Turn Amount of Pivot SOMERSAULTS Indication of Somersaulting Amount of Somersault CARTWHEELS Change of Front during a
CHAPTER 9 : SUPPORTING; CHANGE OF SUPPORT
INTRODUCTION Number of Supporting Parts Single Support Double Support Triple Support Quadruple Support INDICATION OF SUPPORTING TRANSITION BETWEEN ADJACENT PARTS OF THE BODY - 'ROLLING' Reading Study No. 24: LYING ON DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE TORSO TRANSITIO
CHAPTER 10 : BALANCE, LOSS OF BALANCE
INTRODUCTION A SENSE OF BALANCE In Balance; Weight Centered Images to Aid Equilibrium Indication of Center of Gravity, Balance Reading Study No. 26: BALANCE SHIFT OF WEIGHT Automatic Shift of Weight Indication of Specific Shift of Weight Reading Practice
CHAPTER 11 : RELATIONSHIPS
INTRODUCTION FORMS OF RELATING AWARENESS, SENSED RELATING Indication of Awareness ADDRESSING, ACTIVE RELATING Indication of Addressing Person or Object Being Addressed Mutual Addressing Reading Study No. 29: AWARENESS, ADDRESSING MOTION TOWARD, MOTION AWA
Part II -
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 12 - Relationships: Further Development . . INDICATION OF ACTIVE
PART I N RELATING TIMING, DURATION OF ACHIEVING A RELATIONSHIP Specific Moment of Relating Duration of Achieving a Relationship DURATION OF A RELATIONSHIP Retaining a Relationship Cancellation of Relating Reading Practice K: Active Part, Duration, Retenti
CHAPTER 13 - Body Initiations: Central, Peripheral; Part Leading, Guidance
Introduction CENTRAL AND PERIPHERAL Physically Central and Peripheral Notation of Physically Central, Peripheral Specifying a Central or Peripheral Action PART LEADING Indication of part Leading Reading Practice M: CENTRAL AND PERIPHERAL BODY PARTS LEADI
CHAPTER 14 - One-Sided Gestures; Gestural Pathways; Gathering, Scattering ONE-SIDED GESTURES - ESTABLISHMENT OF STANCE FRONT Indication of Right or Left Side Continuing the Center Line Reading Study No. 37 - ONE-SIDE ACTIONS PATHS FOR GESTURES Straight P
CHAPTER 15 - Directions: The diagonals
Introduction PERFORMANCE OF DIAGONAL GESTURES Open Diagonals Crossed Diagonal Performance of Diagonal Steps Walking 'Forward' in a Circle Traveling on a Circular Path CONSTANT DIRECTIONS Key for Constant Directions The Front Signs Diagonal Traveling The '
CHAPTER 16 - Turning of Body Parts: Unit Rotation, Twist
Introduction TERMINOLOGY FOR TURNING, ROTATION TWISTING ACTIONS: FUNCTION AND EXPRESSION ANALYSIS OF UNIT ROTATION, TWIST The Whole Torso The Head The Chest The Pelvis The Leg, Foot The Arms The Hands Arm Rotations During Circular Gestures INDICATION OF T
CHAPTER 17 - FLEXION AND EXTENSION: SPECIFIC FORMS
Introduction THE THREE FORMS OF FLEXION THE THREE FORMS OF EXTENSION CONTRACTION AND ELONGATION Conceptual Analysis of Contraction and Elongation Specific Signs for Contraction Specific Signs for Elongation Duration of Contraction, Elongation PHYSICAL ANA
CHAPTER 18 - Relationship: Situations in Meeting; Looking SITUATIONS IN MEETING Indication of Situations in Meeting Paths Crossing Relating to an Object Relating to a Focal Point Reading Practice Q: PATHS CROSSING, MEETING, RELATE TO PEOPLE ADDRESSING WI
CHAPTER 19 - Specific Directional Actions
Introduction TILTING, INCLINING Analysis of Tilting, Inclining Indication of Tilting, Inclining General Statement of part Tilting, Taking a Direction Reading Study No. 48: TILTING, INCLINING DIRECTIONS FOR TILTING, INCLINING Indication of Specific Part R
CHAPTER 20 - Destination, Motion
Introduction DESTINATION Time in Relation to Destination Space in Relation to Destination Dynamics in Relation to Destination Flow in Relation to Destination INDICATION OF DESTINATION Destination for Traveling and Gestural Pathway Reading Study No. 52: DE
CHAPTER 21 - Direction: Systems of Reference
INTRODUCTION DIRECTION - THE STANDARD KEY Upright Situation Torso off the Vertical DIRECTION - THE STANDARD STANCE KEY Definition of Stance DIRECTION - THE BODY KEY DIRECTION - THE CONSTANT KEY Use of Constant Cross of Directions Key Determining Choice of
CHAPTER 22 - Timing; Phrasing; Dynamics - Recapitulation TIMING A Basic Beat and Its Subdivisions Timing Between Actions PHRASING OF MOVEMENT SEQUENCES Major and Minor Movements Kinetic Logic Simple Movement Phrasing With Minor Movements DYNAMICS: RECAPI

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This second edition of this well-known text book now offers an audio CD to accompany the dance studies throughout the chapters. The authors take a new approach to teaching, learning and creating with notation through movement exploration, exercises and short dances, thus enlarging the scope of the book to teachers of movement, movement analysis and choreography as well as the traditional dance notation students.

Updated and enlarged to reflect the most recent scholarship and through a series of exercises, this book guides students through:

movement, stillness, timing, shaping, accents
travelling
direction,
flexion and extension,
rotations, revolutions and turns
supporting, change of support
springing
balance
relationships.

All of these movements are explored sequentially and are represented symbolically in notation so the student learns how to physically articulate, notate and describe the movements as they are performed.

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