# Motif description

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'''Motif description''' is the term that has been used for a form of [dance notation](/source/dance_notation); however, the current preferred terminology is Motif Notation.  It is a subset and reconception of [Labanotation](/source/Labanotation) sharing a common [lexis](/source/lexis_(linguistics)). 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](/source/Labanotation)
* [Rudolf Laban](/source/Rudolf_Laban)
* [Dance score](/source/Dance_notation)
* [Dance Notation Bureau](/source/Dance_Notation_Bureau)

==References==
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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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