When you watch Giselle, Swan Lake,,,,whatever....of course, the dance steps are always the same. How are those steps recorded on paper for dancers to learn???
2007-09-23 12:00:10 · 4 answers · asked by Bill B 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Dancing
There is a special system for recording dance moves. It is called labonotation.
There was no such thing as video recording just a few decades ago.
2007-09-23 12:36:12 · answer #1 · answered by Snowflake 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
there are special techniques to record it...but most of the time i think it was just that the main ideas and steps were written down. like when you learn a dance the teacher often calls a certain part of the dance something like the "cross-over section (for example)...so that would be written down. then the spacing would be written down as well. As for the little details, those were passed on by the dancers...so if they were doing Giselle, and somebody had already done it, they would have them teach thye little details...now a days we dont need that anymore cuz of all the technology. now you can just get a video and watch it to learn it
2007-09-23 20:34:56 · answer #2 · answered by ✰EEYORE✰ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think they are.. usually you can make a video.
2007-09-23 19:16:47 · answer #3 · answered by Cloud B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when i write it i usually just use the terms... pirouettes... tendues... plies... and the such
2007-09-23 19:51:21 · answer #4 · answered by runningballerina 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋