Laban movement analysis (LMA), formerly known as Effort-Shape is a comprehensive system for discriminating, describing, analyzing, and categorizing movements.

Laban movement analysis (LMA), formerly known as Effort-Shape is a comprehensive system for discriminating, describing, analyzing, and categorizing movements.

Rudolf von Laban was a legendary British dance artist. He lived from 1897 to 1958, and was associated with the expressionist dance movement.

Rudolf von Laban has written:

'Des kindes gymnastik und tanz' -- subject(s): Dance for children, Gymnastics

'The mastery of movement' -- subject(s): Acting, Movement (Acting)

'The mastery of movement on the stage' -- subject(s): Acting, Movement (Acting)

'Rudolf Laban speaks about movement and dance' -- subject(s): Dance

'Choreographie ..' -- subject(s): Dance

'Effort' -- subject(s): Struggle, Work

'A vision of dynamic space' -- subject(s): Aesthetics Movement, Movement (Acting)

'Choreutik. Grundlagen der Raumharmonielehre des Tanzes'

Labanotation or Kinetography Laban is a notation system for recording and analyzing human movement that was derived from the work of Rudolf Laban who described it in Schrifttanz