{{no footnotes|date=April 2018}} '''Motif description''' is the term that has been used for a form of dance notation; however, the current preferred terminology is Motif Notation. It is a subset and reconception of Labanotation sharing a common lexis. The main difference between the two forms is the type of information they record.

* '''Labanotation''': Detailed description of movement so it may be reproduced exactly as it was performed or conceived. * '''Motif description''': Depicts the most important elements, the essential aspects of the movement sequence.

Motif description is often used as an alternative to Labanotation when information needs to be written down quickly.

==See also== * Labanotation * Rudolf Laban * Dance score * Dance Notation Bureau

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==External links== * [https://www.lodc.org Language of Dance] Adaptation of Motif Description * [https://sites.google.com/site/movingaboutsite/ Moving About] Motif Notation

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