ObservationsWhile the study of gesture and music is a relatively
new field, the observation of movement has a long and varied
history. Dancers, who are by definition specialists in movement,
have developed and continue to develop ways of observing and
recording movement for reasons such as artistic expression and
exploration, health, education and preservation of complex
choreographies for future dancers. The means of observing
movement translates to fields other than dance because most of
what we accomplish each day is through some form of movement,
whether it is to dance a choreography, play a musical
instrument, wash dishes or type on a computer. Even though each
of these activities is different, the means of accomplishing it
is the same: use of the human body. Because of this, any
movement of the human body can be examined using a system that
has evolved for observing, recording, and developing movement.
Laban-Bartenieff Movement Fundamentals (LBF) describes movement
on many levels in order to come close