2 The Three Levels

raga algorave, koto surf, americana jungle · 4:19

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Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Every symbol tells a story, every mark shows where to go
But there's something more important that beginners need to know
It's not just about direction, north or south or east or west
It's the level that you're moving that will help you dance your best

[Chorus]
High is striped and dotted light, reaching up toward the sky
Middle level hatched and shaded, arms and body standing by
Low is filled and dark and solid, bending down toward the ground
Three levels times eight directions, twenty-seven moves are found
Don't forget the place positions, staying right where you belong
High and middle, low and staying, sing the levels song

[Verse 2]
When you see a stripe or dotted mark upon your movement sign
That's high level calling you to rise and really shine
Think of relevé on your toes or arms that reach up high
Diagonal stripes and little dots will lift you to the sky

[Chorus]
High is striped and dotted light, reaching up toward the sky
Middle level hatched and shaded, arms and body standing by
Low is filled and dark and solid, bending down toward the ground
Three levels times eight directions, twenty-seven moves are found
Don't forget the place positions, staying right where you belong
High and middle, low and staying, sing the levels song

[Verse 3]
Hatched and shaded means the middle, where you normally would stand
Arms at shoulder height and steady, this is middle level land
When the symbol's filled completely, solid dark from top to ground
That's low level, think of plié, bending down without a sound

[Bridge]
Place means staying where you are, no direction but with height
High place, middle place, low place, each one shaded just right
Eight directions times three levels, plus three place positions too
Twenty-seven combinations, now you know what symbols do

[Chorus]
High is striped and dotted light, reaching up toward the sky
Middle level hatched and shaded, arms and body standing by
Low is filled and dark and solid, bending down toward the ground
Three levels times eight directions, twenty-seven moves are found
Don't forget the place positions, staying right where you belong
High and middle, low and staying, sing the levels song

[Outro]
Stripe it high and shade the middle
Fill it low, now solve the riddle
Three levels make the movement true
Labanotation's gift to you

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