choreology

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek χορεία (khoreía, “dance”) +‎ -logy

Noun

choreology (uncountable)

The study of the aesthetic and science of forms of dance and other human movement, by means of notation.

Usage notes

Also known as Benesh Movement Notation after Joan and Rudolf Benesh, who developed it in the late 1940s.

References

Richard Holden, choreologist

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