Editing Dance notation (section)

== Usage ==

The primary uses of dance notation are historical dance preservation through documentation and analysis (e.g., in [[ethnochoreology]]) or reconstruction of [[choreography]], dance forms, and technical exercises. Dance notation systems also allow for dance works to be documented and therefore potentially copyrighted.

Two popular dance notation systems used in [[Western culture]] are [[Labanotation]] (also known as Kinetography Laban) and [[Benesh Movement Notation]]. Others include [[Eshkol-Wachman Movement Notation]] and DanceWriting.

Many dance notation systems are designed for specific types of dance. Some examples include Shorthand Dance Notation for dances from [[Israel]], Morris Dance Notation for [[Morris dance]], and [[Beauchamp–Feuillet notation|Beauchamp–Feuillet Notation]] for [[Baroque dance]]. As a result, these systems usually cannot effectively describe other types of dance.