>The two symbolic notations I'm aware of are Labanotation and Banesh >notation (a bit simpler version). You might want to look into that.
Yes, I talked in my last email about Don Herbison-Evans' software to handle Labanotation system, and create movies of people dancing from a Labanoation coding. You should have a look to it if you plan to start a similar project, even if it's not based on the Labanotation. Do you know the Feuillet notation ? It's from the 18th century and it was made for the ballets of this period. You can find the original manuscripts with how it works at http://memory.loc.gov/ , try http://memory.loc.gov/musdi/073/ for example, or search in the database for more manuscripts) So you plan to create a new notation ? Will it be a descriptive one ? I've seen that Steve Allen ( http://www.ucolick.org/~sla/morris/music/wwwdance.html ) made something to notate the Morris dances with Abc, in fact it is a simple description under the notes, but it's not enought for more complex dances I guess. If a description can give informations about the steps (left foot / right / jump...), it's maybe limited for how the arms must be, how the dancers are placed etc. For example in France we have a folk dance called "Grandes poteries" which is a basic bourr�e-step, but we have to "walk" in a triangular pattern, come back, and then end with a "diamond-shape", by making a sort of Waltz step, whirling on ourselves. It's rather easy to understand with a drawing, but I don't know how it could be written with a descriptive notation. But I'm really looking for this sort of notation because to use a "code" instead of a drawing allow to send informations easier via email, or to use it for programming purposes. There is certainly basic steps that could be coded at first. Are other people in this list interested in that also ? Is there a need for a new mailing-list dedicated to that ? ___________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? -- Une adresse @yahoo.fr gratuite et en fran�ais ! Yahoo! Mail : http://fr.mail.yahoo.com To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
