1. Dance Literacy - About LMA Written by Jeong Sun Park

2. Dance Literacy? Yes! We have many dance languages. LMA LMA is one of the most popular dance language.

3. What is LMA? L aban M ovement A nalysis

4. What is LMA? (continued) system language A system and language for understanding, observing, describing and notating all forms of movement Devised by Rudolf Laban

5. What is LMA? (continued) It includes studies in 4 inter-related categories Body/ Effort/Shape/Space

6. Body The body category describes structural and physical characteristics of the human body while moving.

7. Effort Space: Direct / Indirect Weight: Strong / Light Time: Sudden / Sustained Flow: Bound / Free

8. Shapes "Shape Forms” "Modes of Shape Change" "Shape Qualities" "Shape Flow Support"

9. Space Kinesphere Spatial Intention Geometrical observations of where the movement is being done

10. External links http://www.laban.org http://www.limsonline.org http://www.imsmovement.com http://www.lodc.org/