The International Movement Writing Alphabet (the IMWA) is an ordered set of symbols used to record movement, developed by Valerie Sutton. It was originally designated Suttons's Sign Symbol Sequence. The IMWA is used in MovementWriting which consists of five subdivisions:
- SignWriting, for writing the movements of Sign Languages,
- DanceWriting, for writing dance choreography,
- MimeWriting, for writing classic mime,
- SportsWriting, for writing ice skating and gymnastics routines, and
- MovementWriting, for writing all gesture.
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