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b) Graceful body movements to rhythm of spoken words.
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Eurythmy — is an expressive movement art originated by Rudolf Steiner in conjunction with Marie von Sivers in the early 20th century. Primarily a performance art, it is also used in education especially in Waldorf schools and as a movement therapy. The word … Wikipedia
Eurythmy — Eu ryth*my, n. [L. eurythmia, Gr. ?; e y^ well + ? rhythm, measure, proportion, symmetry: cf. F. eurythmie.] 1. (Fine Arts) Just or harmonious proportion or movement, as in the composition of a poem, an edifice, a painting, or a statue. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
eurythmy — [yo͞o rith′mē] n. [L eurythmia < Gr < eurythmos, rhythmic < eu (see EU ) + rhythmos, RHYTHM] 1. rhythmic movement 2. harmonious proportion 3. a method of teaching dancing or rhythmic movement, esp. to the recitation of verse or prose … English World dictionary
eurythmy — Harmony of proportion or movement. Among the principles of design, eurythmy is a hybrid of three of the principles harmony, proportion, and movement. Also see composition, distort, elongate, emphasis, Golden Mean, music, rhythm, and scale … Glossary of Art Terms
eurythmy — or eurhythmy noun Etymology: German Eurhythmie, from Latin eurythmia rhythmical movement, from Greek, from eurythmos rhythmical, from eu + rhythmos rhythm Date: 1949 a system of harmonious body movement to the rhythm of spoken words … New Collegiate Dictionary
eurythmy — /yoo ridh mee, yeuh /, n. eurhythmy. * * * … Universalium
eurythmy — eu·ryth·my … English syllables
eurythmy — eu•ryth•my [[t]yʊˈrɪð mi, yə [/t]] n. cvb eurhythmy … From formal English to slang
eurythmy — noun the interpretation in harmonious bodily movements of the rhythm of musical compositions; used to teach musical understanding • Syn: ↑eurhythmy, ↑eurythmics, ↑eurhythmics • Hypernyms: ↑motion, ↑movement, ↑move, ↑motility, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Anthroposophy — Anthroposophy, a philosophy founded by Rudolf Steiner, postulates the existence of an objective, intellectually comprehensible spiritual world accessible to direct experience through inner development. More specifically, it aims to develop… … Wikipedia
