eurhythmics

American  

[yoo-rith-miks, yuh-] / yʊˈrɪð mɪks, yə- /

Or eurythmics

noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)

1. the art of interpreting in bodily movements the rhythm of musical compositions: applied to a method invented by Emile Jaques-Dalcroze, a Swiss composer, aiming to develop the sense of rhythm and symmetry.

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eurhythmics British  

/ juːˈrɪðmɪks /

noun

1. a system of training through physical movement to music, originally taught by Émile Jaques-Dalcroze, to develop grace and musical understanding

2. dancing of this style, expressing the rhythm and spirit of the music through body movements

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Etymology

Origin of eurhythmics

First recorded in 1910–15; see origin at eurhythmic, -ics

Example Sentences

Eurhythmics begins with ear training, or solfege, to develop the inner musical ear.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

Eurhythmics for young children: Six lessons for fall.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

Eurhythmics awakens the physical, aural, and visual images of music in the mind.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

A modern student of Dalcroze Eurhythmics would find the problem easy.

From Pagan and Christian creeds: their origin and meaning by Carpenter, Edward

Either Nijinsky's later ballets: Le Sacre du Printemps, L'Apres-midi d'un Faune, Jeux, or the idea actuating the Jacques Dalcroze system of Eurhythmics seem to fall more into line with Kandinsky's artistic forecast.

From Concerning the Spiritual in Art by Sadleir, Michael