Announcing New Dance Notation Bureau Web Site

From: Ilene Fox (notation@mindspring.com)
Date: 12/03/01


Dance Notation Bureau is pleased to announce a new and improved web 
site at<http://www.dancenotation.org>.  Designed by Marion Bastien, 
working with DNB Librarian and Webmistress Jill Cirasella, the web 
site is now easier to navigate, contains more information and has a 
new look.

Some of the highlights of the new site:
- The DNB History section, found under About the DNB, contains 
important milestones in the DNB's history
- The latest DNB newsletter can be found in the DNB News section.
- An introduction to Labanotation basics and an explanation of motif 
description provide  overviews for those who do not know anything 
about notation.  They can both be found under Notation Basics.
- Information on how to learn more Labanotation is listed under 
Studying Labanotation.
- A new section called Notating Dances tells dance artists how to get 
their works notated.
- the Staging From the Score section contains a list of solos 
available for staging as well as a listing of works by Doris 
Humphrey.  You can also get answers to your questions about arranging 
a staging from the score.
- In the DNB Library section, you an download a full catalog of the 
theatrical dances in the DNB collection.
- Also in the DNB Library section can be found bibliographies and 
finding aids. In addition to a number that are notation related, the 
section also includes a Dance Copyright Bibliography, a Dance and 
Technology Bibliography, and finding aids for Folk and Ethnic Dances 
and for Social Dances.
- A Theory Bulletin Board to allow international discussions of 
notation issues.
- The Web Library for Teachers contains teaching materials that can 
be downloaded and used in the classroom.  A cooperative project with 
Southern Methodist University, the library is actively seeking 
contributions from educators.
- A  listing of notation publications with information on how to 
order them is included.
- Finally, a links section allows easy access to other sites of interest.
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_______________________________
Ilene Fox, Executive Director
Dance Notation Bureau, 151 West 30th Street, Suite 202, New York, NY 10001
Phone: 212-564-0985   Fax:  212-904-1426  e-mail:  notation@mindspring.com
<http://www.dancenotation.org>



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