2. What is the Laban Movement
Analysis?
• It is an effective approach for observing,
describing, notating and interpreting
human movement.
• It includes from simple hand gesture to the
complex action.
3. Who is Rudolf Laban?
He was born in Hungary. He is a
dancer, choreographer, and movement
theorist. He developed the Labanotation
Theory. This is a system of dance
notation. He raised the status of dance as
an art form. He is the father of Modern
Dance Theory. He created the art of
movement choir.
4. Elements of Effort
Movements
ACTION TIME WEIGHT SPACE
Punch Sudden Strong Direct
Slash Sudden Strong Indirect
Float Sustained Light Indirect
Glide Sustained Light Direct
Wring Sustained Strong Indirect
Press Sustained Strong Direct
Flick
Sudden
Light
Indirect
Dab
Sudden
Light
Direct
