What is "eurythmy"

Eurythmy \Eu"ryth*my\, n. [L. eurythmia, Gr. ?; e'y^ well + ? rhythm, measure, proportion, symmetry: cf. F. eurythmie.]

1. (Fine Arts) Just or harmonious proportion or movement, as in the composition of a poem, an edifice, a painting, or a statue.

2. (Med.) Regularly of the pulse.

alt. 1 The harmony of features and proportion in architecture. 2 Graceful body movements to rhythm of spoken words. 3 (context medicine English) Healthy, normal beating of the pulse. n. 1 The harmony of features and proportion in architecture. 2 Graceful body movements to rhythm of spoken words. 3 (context medicine English) Healthy, normal beating of the pulse.

n. the interpretation in harmonious bodily movements of the rhythm of musical compositions; used to teach musical understanding [syn: eurhythmy, eurythmics, eurhythmics]

Eurythmy is an expressive movement art originated by Rudolf Steiner in conjunction with Marie von Sivers in the early 20th century. Primarily a performance art, it is also used in education, especially in Waldorf schools, and – as part of anthroposophic medicine – for claimed therapeutic purposes.

The word eurythmy stems from Greek roots meaning beautiful or harmonious rhythm.