[Verse 1]
When you open up a Labanotation page
Don't start reading from the top
Time flows upward like a river stage
From the bottom, that's your stop
Double horizontal line you see
That's where every dance begins
Starting position, that's the key
Now the movement story spins
[Chorus]
Bottom to top, time flows up
Double line start, fill your cup
Bar lines cut like music beats
Symbol length shows time that repeats
Reading staff, it's not so tough
Bottom to top, time flows up
[Verse 2]
Bar lines running left to right
Divide the staff in measures clean
Just like music, they invite
Order to the movement scene
Each section holds a piece of dance
Organized and crystal clear
Bar by bar, the moves advance
Up the staff from there to here
[Chorus]
Bottom to top, time flows up
Double line start, fill your cup
Bar lines cut like music beats
Symbol length shows time that repeats
Reading staff, it's not so tough
Bottom to top, time flows up
[Bridge]
Long symbols mean more time to spend
Short symbols, quick and fast
Duration shows from start to end
How long each movement lasts
Visual time upon the page
Written clear for all to see
Every dancer, every age
Can read this choreography
[Chorus]
Bottom to top, time flows up
Double line start, fill your cup
Bar lines cut like music beats
Symbol length shows time that repeats
Reading staff, it's not so tough
Bottom to top, time flows up
[Outro]
Start at bottom, read up high
Watch the symbols tell you why
Time flows upward to the sky
Labanotation, now you fly