Vladimir Ivanovich Stepanov

Vladimir Ivanovich Stepanov (Russian: Владимир Иванович Степанов, scientific transliteration Vladimir Ivanovich Stepanov; * June 29, 1866; † January 28, 1896 ) was a Russian dancer in the Imperial Ballet in St. Petersburg.

Stepanov published in 1892 a dance notation under the title L' Alphabet du Corps Humain Movements.

It is particularly in this notation that the dance moves are not encoded by abstract symbols, but by musical notes on a staff. Stepanov broken down complex movements into the movements that can run individual body joints and has these basic elements, certain forms of music notes to.