In addition to Labanotation classes and dance documentation services, the Dance Notation Bureau added the Effort/Shape Department in 1965, under the direction of Irmgard Bartenieff.
Initially, training in Effort/Shape took the form of a series of different classes, mostly taught by Bartenieff.
By 1975, when I started training, Effort/Shape classes had become a year-long Certification Program, with a trained faculty in addition to Bartenieff. The program proved so popular that it was attracting more students than the notation programs.
This popularity led to a rebellion. Find out more the next blog.