the results of an experiment by laugier and cadopi illustrate the influence movement meaningfulness has on remembering movement. adult novice dancers watched a video of a skilled dancer perform a four-element sequence of dance movement, each of which involved two to four body, head, and/or limb movement. one sequence, which the researchers labeled as concrete sequence, was a sequence commonly performed in dance. another sequence, labeled as an abstract sequence, involved elements that did not belong to any particular style of dance. after fifteen viewings of the dancer performing the sequences, the participants performed the sequence one time. analysis of the participants' performance indicated that the observation of the concrete sequence led to better form and quality than the observation of the abstract sequence. interviews of the participants indicated that the concrete sequence had a higher degree of meaningfulness to them, which helped them remember the sequence when they performed it.