Dance Notation Software. Resources for dance studio owners and dance teachers
Instructional Dance Videos and DVDs. Dictionary of Classical Ballet.
   

Dance Instructional DVD Video
Ballet Ballroom-Latin Bellydance Breakdance Country DanceFitness
Jazz Multicultural Seniors Social Tap Wedding-Party

Exercise - Fitness - Workout Instructional DVD Video
Aerobic Fit Aquatic Fitness Ball Indoor Cycling Kick Boxing Martial Arts
Pilates Pregnancy Fit Recovery Tone-Firm Walking Weight Training

Sports Instructional DVD Video
Baseball Basketball Boxing Cheerleading Fly Fishing Football
Golf Gymnastics Kayaking Racquetball Soccer Wrestling

Action Stroke Dance Notation
A movement shorthand designed so that the basic dance movements can be written quickly (as "action strokes"), and details added later.

An Introduction to Benesh: Movement Notation
Book: Its General Principles and Its Use in Physical Education
Since the fifteenth century, choreographers have sought a simple, comprehensive, reliable form of dance notation that would enable them to record, preserve and re-create this ephemeral art. Benesh Movement Notation Is one of the two most widely accepted systems (Labanotation belong the other) used In Britain and much of Europe by the Royal Ballet in London, the Stuttgart, Australian and Munich ballets, the Ballet Rambert and such choreographers as Frederick Ashton and the late John Cranko. It is also used as a means by which choreographers can compose their works on paper, much as a musician does. This book is a fully Illustrated introduction to Benesh Movement Notation, its general principles, and its use in physical education as well as dance. The author describes it as a work "for those concerned with all aspects of physical education, movement analysis, modern and ethnic dance and remedial work, who feel the need for a movement notation which is precise, simple, economic, fast, universal, and objective as the alphabet. Since the basic principles are the same in all movement fields, this book will also be of interest to those engaged in specialized fields such as work study and neurology."

Dance Notation Bureau
The Dance Notation Bureau's (DNB) mission is to advance the art of dance through the use of a system of notation. DNB does this by creating dance scores using the symbol system called Labanotation. This allows the dances to continue to be performed long after the lifetime of the artist. Dance scores function for dance the same way music scores function for music.

History of Dance Notation
Article:
"The debate about the necessity of dance notation is pertinent in an age where it proves quicker and cheaper to record a performance on a Camcorder. However, the role of dance notation has always been a contentious one; its position marginal when considered against the pervasive oral tradition of ballet. This must in part be attributed to the sporadic development of a workable system, as well as to the fluctuating fortunes of dance as an art in Western culture."

International Council of Kinetography Laban/Labanotation
Founded in England in 1959, the International Council of Kinetography Laban is a non-profit international organization.
Its members practice the system of movement and dance notation originated by Rudolf Laban, known as Kinetography Laban or Labanotation. This system is one of the most universally used systems of movement notation for the documentation of, education about, and research on human movement.

Introduction to Labanotation
Labanotation is a standartizied system for analysing and recording any human motion. Mainly it is used at theatres to archive ballets. This text aims to give the reader a impression how the notation looks like and how the notation analyses movement.

Language of Dance Centre
The Language of Dance® approach to movement, exploration and understanding is unique because it is the only one which is based on the Movement Alphabet.

Preserve Inc.
Preserve, Inc. succeeds as a national center for dance archives information by creating the links between individual dancers and choreographers, librarians and archivists, national repositories and local networks. With these ties, the documentation and preservation of dance is no longer considered "ephemeral" but, rather, an imperative to safeguard the legacy of dance. Preservation spans the spectrum of dance. Issues of documentation and archival preservation cross the imagined boundaries of ballet, modern, tap, jazz, mime, ethnic traditions, and performance art. Individual dancers and choreographers, small groups and major companies are all repositories of our dance heritage.

Silhougraphs®
The premise is that dancers create shapes in space with their bodies, with their costumes, and paraphernalia as well as with their movements and postures. Further, the contours of space derive from the relationships of one dancer to another, and the use of space that surrounds a dancer (or kinesphere).

Sutton Movement Writing
"Sutton Movement Writing & Shorthand" is a way to read and write all body movement. The system includes five sections: DanceWriting, SignWriting, MimeWriting, SportsWriting and ScienceWriting

Chopin Nocturnes
Popular Music for Ballet Class or a Quiet Romantic Evening.


B flat major, Op.9, No.1
E flat major, Op.9, No.2
B major, Op.9, No.3
D flat Major, Op.27, No.2
B major, Op.32, No.1
G major, Op.37, No.2
F sharp minor, Op.48, No.2
F minor, Op.55, No.1
E major, Op.62, No.2
E minor, Op.72, No.1
C sharp minor, No.20
C minor, No.21
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Ocean Waves Nature Sound Relaxation CD
Soothing Sounds

Meditation aid and useful for masking unwanted sounds. Ocean waves rolling in and washing against the shore, occasional sea bird sound in the distance. A great CD to listen to while drifting off to sleep or to help mask objectionable ambient sounds in your home or business office. The wonder of nature sounds.
 $19.95
Thunder and Rain Nature Sound Relaxation CD
Soothing Sounds

If you're in the mood for a nap, or just some down time, this is a great mood setter. Thunder in the distance, rain pouring off your roof. This is no violent thunderstorm but a relaxing sound of passing thunderstorms in the distance. Nature at its soothing best.
 $19.95
Forest Stream Nature Sound Relaxation CD
Soothing Sounds

Fresh, clean, invigorating. Bubbling, cascading water from a mountain stream, the sound of wildlife close to the stream bank. Soothing background sounds, the music of nature.
 $19.95
American Birds Nature Sound Relaxation CD
Soothing Sounds

No matter how violent the weather is outside, the mood inside is always spring and summer. The sound of a bird singing its song is wonderfully refreshing. A large variety of North American songbirds bring the outdoors, indoors. A great CD to breathe springtime into your home, no matter what the season.
 $19.95
Music of God
Literal Translation of the Bible into music

Genesis Verses 1-15. Just as the Word was translated in the Bible from Greek into English, this music CD is the Word translated from English into music. The melody is unaltered, straight from the King James version of the Bible. Each letter of the alphabet is assigned a musical note, so each word has it's own unique musical "spelling" just as it does in English or any other language. Played by an oboe, the melody is beautiful and lyrical. A wonderful meditation and relaxation aid.
 $19.95



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