What movements could Feuillet notation not fully record?

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dance notation Comparison of five systems of dance notation. (A) Starting position: stand with feet together. (B) Step forward on the right foot (count 1). (C) Land to the left, feet together, knees bent (count 2).

While Feuillet notation was a sophisticated and widely used system for recording floor patterns, foot positions, and step combinations during the 17th and 18th centuries, it had notable limitations regarding the full scope of human movement.123

Specifically, the system was unable to register movements of the upper parts of the body. Although indications for arm gestures were developed later to supplement the system, the core notation remained primarily focused on the intricacies of footwork and spatial pathways. Because of this inability to capture a broader range of movement, the Feuillet system eventually became unsuited for the evolving demands of theatre dance and fell into disuse following the French Revolution.231