Editing Benesh Movement Notation (section)

==Notation system==
[[File:BeneshWikipedia.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.8|Benesh notation example. A dotted vertical line indicates the centre of a frame, though it is not part of the notation.]]

Benesh notation plots the position of a dancer as seen from behind as if the dancer is superimposed on a staff that extends from the top of the head down to the feet. From top to bottom, the five lines of the staff coincide with the head, shoulders, waist, knees and feet. Additional symbols are used to notate the {{clarify span|dimension and quality of movement|date=June 2014}}. A ''frame'' is one complete representation of the dancer.<ref>{{cite book |title=Benesh for Ballet: Book 1 |first1=Rhonda |last1=Ryman-Kane |first2=Robyn |last2=Hughes Ryman |publisher=DanceWrite |year=2014 |isbn=978-1-63102-603-4 |page=68}}</ref>

A short horizontal line is used to represent the location of a hand or foot that passes through the [[Coronal plane]] which extends from the sides of the body. A short vertical line represents a hand or foot at a plane in front of the body, whereas a dot represents a hand or foot at a plane behind the body. The height of the hands and feet from the floor and their distance from the mid-line of the body are shown visually. A line drawn in the top space of the staff shows the position of the head when it changes position. A direction sign is placed below the staff when the direction{{clarify|date=June 2014}} changes.