Orchesography; or, The art of dancing by characters and demonstrative figures
An edition of Orchesography; or, The art of dancing by characters and demonstrative figures (1715)
Wherein the whole art is explain'd; with compleat tables of all steps us'd in dancing, and rules for the motions of the arms, &c. Whereby any person (who understands dancing) may of himself learn all manner of dances.
By Raoul-Auger Feuillet
Publish Date
1715
Publisher
Printed for, & sold by Ino. Walsh ...
Language
eng
Pages
120
Description:
Originally published in Paris by Raoul-Auger Feuillet under the title Chorégraphie ... (1700), this translation by English dancing master and theoretician John Weaver is dedicated to famed choreographer, Mr. Issac. The manual details a dance notation system that indicates placement of the feet and basic leg movements. Changes of body direction and numerous ornamentations of the legs and arms are also part of the system. Based on tract drawings, the system traces the floor pattern of the dance. Bar lines in the dance score correspond to the bar lines in the accompanying music, located above the notated diagrams.