DANCE NOTATION BUREAU INC
178 EAST 109TH STREET NO 5, NEW YORK, NY 10029 www.dancenotation.org

Total Revenue
$125,000
Total Expenses
$103,101
Net Assets
$1,638,222

Organizations Filed Purposes: TO PRESERVE DANCE AND PROMOTE DANCE LITERACY BY USE OF THE LABANOTATION SYMBOL SYSTEM TO RECORD CHOREOGRAPHED THEATRICAL DANCES IN ORDER TO ENSURE ACCURATE STAGINGS, FAITHFUL TO THE CHOREOGRAPHER'S INTENTION AND ARTISTIC VISION, FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF CURRENT AND FUTURE AUDIENCES EVERYWHERE.

FORMED TO PRESERVE DANCE HERITAGE AND PROMOTE DANCE LITERACY THROUGH THE TEACHING AND USE OF LABANOTATION TO RECORD AND STAGE CHOREOGRAPHED THEATRICAL DANCES.

LIBRARY/ARCHIVAL SERVICES: THE HEART OF THE DNB'S OPERATION IS ITS COLLECTION OF 842 LABANOTATION SCORES OF DANCES THAT HAVE BEEN CHOREOGRAPHED BY 290 DIFFERENT ARTISTS. THIS CORE COLLECTION IS SUPPLEMENTED BY RELATED ITEMS THAT SUPPORT THE STAGING OF THE DANCES, INCLUDING PHOTOS, VIDEOS, MUSIC SCORES AND RECORDINGS, PROGRAMS, COSTUME SKETCHES, AND LIGHTING AND SCENERY DESIGNS - A COLLECTION THAT MAKES THE DNB A UNIQUE ARCHIVE IN THE WORLD OF DANCE. THE DNB'S ARCHIVE IS LOCATED AT A STORAGE FACILITY IN LONG ISLAND CITY, QUEENS, NY. NEW LABANOTATION SCORES OF NOTATED WORKS ARE CATALOGUED AND ADDED TO THE COLLECTION ANNUALLY. PATRONS WISHING TO EXAMINE SCORES AND RELATED MATERIAL MAY CONTINUE TO DO SO BY CALLING THE DNB LIBRARIAN AND REQUESTING THE MATERIAL BE SENT BY EMAIL (VIA PDF SCANS) OR BY REGULAR MAIL TO THEIR HOME OR INSTITUTIONAL ADDRESS. SELECTED SCORES ARE AVAILABLE FOR USE IN STAGING DANCES FOR PUBLIC PERFORMANCE THROUGH RENTAL AND CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS WITH THE DNB. THE DNB'S ONLINE NOTATED THEATRICAL DANCES CATALOG, ACCESSIBLE TO ANYONE WITH AN INTERNET CONNECTION, ALLOWS PATRONS TO BROWSE INFORMATION ABOUT EACH SCORE IN THE COLLECTION. MANY OF THE SCORES IN THE DNB ARCHIVE HAVE KEPT DANCES FROM DISAPPEARING OVER THE YEARS, INCLUDING WORKS BY MERCE CUNNINGHAM AND GEORGE BALANCHINE. WE ADD NEW SCORES TO THE COLLECTION EACH YEAR, THE PRODUCT OF OUR EFFORTS TO NOTATE IMPORTANT OLD AND NEW MODERN DANCE WORKS AND BALLETS.

EDUCATION: THE DNB OFFERS CORRESPONDENCE COURSES IN BOTH ELEMENTARY AND INTERMEDIATE LABANOTATION, AND ONLINE COURSES IN MOVEMENT OBSERVATION AND MOTIF NOTATION. INTENSIVE ONE TO TWO-WEEK WORKSHOPS IN ELEMENTARY LABANOTATION, INTERMEDIATE LABANOTATION, AND MOTIF NOTATION HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED IN CHINESE AND HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED IN BEIJING, SHANGHAI, CHENGDU, AND NANJING, CHINA BY A DNB STAFF MEMBER WHO IS FLUENT IN MANDARIN. WE ALSO OFFER IN THE US AND IN CHINA A ONE-WEEK INTENSIVE TEACHER CERTIFICATION COURSE (TCC) IN ELEMENTARY LABANOTATION. AS THERE IS SUFFICIENT DEMAND AND ENROLLMENT, TWO-WEEK INTENSIVE SUMMER WORKSHOPS IN ELEMENTARY, INTERMEDIATE, AND ADVANCED LABANOTATION ARE OFFERED AND HELD IN NEW YORK CITY. ALL TWO-WEEK LABANOTATION AND MOTIF WORKSHOPS ARE COMPARABLE TO A 3-CREDIT COLLEGE OFFERING IN THE SUBJECT. THE DNB HELD THE FOLLOWING WORKSHOPS DURING FISCAL 2019:1) A FOUR-DAY TCC (TEACHER CERTIFICATION COURSE) IN ELEMENTARY LABANOTATION WAS HELD FROM JULY 12 - JULY 15, 2018 AT BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY, IN BEIJING, CHINA. 2) A ONE-WEEK MOTIF NOTATION WORKSHOP WAS HOSTED BY BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY FROM JULY 5 - JULY 9, 2018, AND HELD IN THE CITY OF CHENGDU, CHINA. THE WORKSHOP WAS DESIGNED FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DANCE INSTRUCTORS. DANCE TEACHERS FROM SCHOOLS IN CENTRAL CHINA ATTENDED THE WORKSHOP.3) A FIVE-DAY MOTIF NOTATION WORKSHOP FOR ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL DANCE INSTRUCTORS WAS HELD AT SHANGHAI NORMAL UNIVERSITY FORM JUNE 29 - JULY 3, 2018. 4) A FIVE-DAY MOTIF NOTATION WORKSHOP WAS ALSO HELD JULY 19 - JULY 23, 2018 IN NANJING, CHINA. THE WORKSHOP WAS SPONSORED BY THE NANJING'S FLIGHT DANCE CENTRE.

LABANOTATION: THE DNB PRESERVES DANCE LEGACIES AND PROMOTES DANCE LITERACY THROUGH THE TEACHING AND USE OF LABANOTATION TO RECORD AND STAGE CHOREOGRAPHED THEATRICAL DANCES. OUR PRINCIPAL MISSION IS TO ENSURE THAT THEATRICAL DANCES WILL CONTINUE TO BE PERFORMED IN VERSIONS TRUE TO THE CHOREOGRAPHER'S ARTISTIC VISION. TO FULLY CAPTURE THE DETAILS OF THE ARTIST'S INTENTIONS, THE DNB USES LABANOTATION, A SYMBOL SYSTEM FOR RECORDING HUMAN MOVEMENT, TO DOCUMENT DANCES ON BOTH PAPER AND DIGITAL MEDIA. INTRODUCED IN 1928, LABANOTATION IS CONSIDERED TO BE THE MOST EFFECTIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM TO OBJECTIVELY ANALYZE AND DESCRIBE HUMAN MOVEMENT IN SPACE AND TIME. THE DNB TYPICALLY RECEIVES FUNDING FROM GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS TO RECORD THEATRICAL DANCES USING THE LABANOTATION SYSTEM. ON OCCASION, NOTATORS WILL COMPLETE SCORES FOR THE DNB ON A VOLUNTEER NO FEE BASIS. THE COMPLETION OF LOTTE GOSLAR'S DANCE "BOUNCES" WAS FUNDED BY A GRANT PROVIDED BY THE JANIS AND ALAN MENKEN CHARITY FUND PROVIDED IN SPRING 2018. A SECOND LABANOTATION SCORE OF REMY CHARLIP'S "TWELVE CONTRA DANCES", FOR FIVE PAIRS OF DANCERS, WAS COMPLETED IN SEPTEMBER 2018. THE DNB'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, A CERTIFIED LABANOTATOR COMPLETED THE LABANOTATION SCORE OF THIS ALTERNATE VERSION OF CHARLIP'S DANCE AT NO COST TO THE DNB. THE FOLLOWING LABANOTATION DANCE SCORES WERE EITHER COMPLETED OR IN PROGRESS DURING THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2019:1) BOUNCES (LOTTE GOSLAR, 1984). A DRAFT OF THE LABANOTATION SCORE OF THE DANCE WAS COMPLETED IN FALL 2018. THE FINAL VERSION AFTER REVIEW - WAS COMPLETED IN SPRING 2019 AND CATALOGED IN THE DNB'S ARCHIVE. 2) TWELVE CONTRA DANCES (REMY CHARLIP, CHOREOGRAPHER, 1980) A LABANOTATION SCORE OF A REVISED VERSION OF THE DANCE FOR 10 DANCERS, WAS COMPLETED IN FALL 2018.2) LAS DESENAMORADAS (ELEO POMARE, 1967). PHASE 1 OF THE PROJECT (MOVEMENT CAPTURE) IS COMPETE. A LABANOTATION SCORE OF THE DANCE WILL BE COMPLETED AS FUNDING IS RECEIVED. COMPLETION IS TBD. 3) THE TABLE OF SILENCE (JACQULYN BUGLISI, CHOREOGRAPHER, 2011). PROJECT IS PARTIALLY COMPLETE. THE LABANOTATION SCORE WILL BE COMPETED AS FUNDING IS SECURED. COMPLETION IS TBD. 4) TRIO CON BRIO (ANTONY TUDOR, CHOREOGRAPHER, 1952). LABANOTATION SCORE IN PROGRESS. COMPLETION IS TBD. 5) WIND VON WEST (PINA BAUSCH, CHOREOGRAPHER, 1975). THE LABANOTATION SCORE IS IN PROGRESS, AND WILL BE COMPLETED AS FUNDING IS SECURED. COMPLETION IS TBD.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
William KileyDIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMI7$9,037
Lynne WeberVICE CHAIR & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR22.5$5,000
Valarie WilliamsDIRECTOR0.5$0
Lance WestergardDIRECTOR0.75$0
Ursula PayneDIRECTOR0.5$0
Alice MoorheadDIRECTOR0.5$0
Dawn LilleDIRECTOR0.5$0
Billie LepczykDIRECTOR0.5$0
Margot LehmanDIRECTOR0.5$0
David HopkinsonDIRECTOR0.75$0
Joyce GreenbergDIRECTOR1$0
Diana ByerDIRECTOR0.5$0
Chris BreglerDIRECTOR0.5$0
Carla Guggenheim DoTREASURER0.5$0
Oona HaaranenSECRETARY0.5$0
Sheldon SofferCHAIR0.75$0

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