In his publication of Stepanov's method, Alexander Gorsky stated: “Poses or Movement lasting two units of time we notate with signs called halves (½) as they are made up of two quarters. Many other variations of Stepanov notation were made following this, such as Conte notation and Nicholas notation.Īn example of Stepanov-notated choreography for La Bayadère, circa 1900 This publication was a slightly enhanced version of Stepanov's original work. The system continued to develop following his death.Īfter Stepanov's death, Alexander Gorsky printed Table of Signs in Stepanov notation.
Petersburg school, Stepanov was given the title Instructor in Movement Analysis and Notation however, he died at age 29. After taking an anatomy course, he continued his studies in Paris. The movements were written in terms of joints of the body, along with flexion, extension, rotation, direction, and adduction. Stepanov wrote his book from an anatomical perspective. Today, this method is preserved in the Harvard University Library Theatre Collection and is known as the Sergeyev Collection. This method of dance notation, improved by Alexander Gorsky, notated many ballets from choreographer Marius Petipa. Stepanov breaks complex movements down to elementary moves made by individual body parts, enciphering these basic moves as notes. The book describes a notation that encodes dance movements using musical notes instead of pictographs or abstract symbols. His book, The Alphabet of Movements of the Human Body ( French: L'Alphabet des Mouvements du Corps Humain) was published in Paris in 1892. Vladimir Ivanovich Stepanov (1866–1896), was a dancer at the Mariinsky Theater in Saint Petersburg.
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