Delsarte system

British  

/ ˈdɛlsɑːt /

noun

1. a method of teaching drama and dancing based on the exercises of Alexandre Delsarte (1811–71), famous teacher at the Paris Conservatoire

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Example Sentences

The rythmical movements of the Delsarte system bring into action each muscle of the body without wearying any, to the harmonious developing of all, since in all, save exceptional cases, it will be found, upon beginning this treatment, that more than half the muscles of the body are unused, while the other, and overworked half, move in stiff and angular fashion.

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Delsarte, a talented pianist, and his uncle, a musician, was the founder of the famous Delsarte system.

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The Delsarte system is founded upon the idea that man is a triplicity of physical, emotional, and intellectual qualities or attributes, and that the entire body and every part thereof conforms to, and expresses this triplicity.

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For a fuller report of this lecture, see "Delsarte System of Expression," by Genevieve Stebbins, second edition, $2.

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"Delsarte System of Oratory" and "Delsarte System of Expression."

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