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Natalie Gordon

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Personal Details
  • Date of Birth        5 May 1969
  • Nationality           British
  • Address               Retina Dance Company, Beernaertstraat 17, 2600 Antwerpen
  • Telephone            03 218 8753
  • E-mail                 (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Academic Studies
  • 2000 - 2001        Certification in Laban/Bartenieff Movement Analysis, Integrated Movement Studies, University of Utah, USA
  • 1996 - 1997        Professional Diploma in Labanotation, Labanotation Institute, University of Surrey
  • 1991 - 1992        Advanced Labanotation - Labanotation Institute, University of Surrey
  • 1988 - 1991        BA (Hons) in Dance and Business Studies, University of Surrey Roehampton
  • 1985 - 1988        Peterborough Regional College -  ‘A’ levels: Economics, Physics, Maths


Work Experience

Administrative

  • 1996 -            Company Manager/Producer - Retina Dance Company 
  • 2000 - 2002     Admissions/recruitment administration for undergraduate dance programme - University of Surrey Roehampton
  • 1997 - 99        Administrator - Edwards and Watton/Physical Recall Dance Company
  • 1994 - 96        Administrative Director - Random Dance Company
  • 1996              Tutor - London Contemporary Dance School
  • 1992 - 94        Dance Animateur - London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
  • 1991 - 95        Administrative Assistant - Labanotation Institute, University of Surrey        

Teaching

  • 2005 -            Bartenieff Fundamentals and Laban Movement Analysis for Bruckner University, Linz, Austria
  • 2003 -            Technique, Bartenieff Fundamentals and Laban Movement Analysis at Higher Institute for   Dance, Antwerp
  • 2005              Laban Movement Analysis and Bartenieff Fundamentals at Antwerp Mime Studio
  • 1993 - 2002     Labanotation, Laban Movement Analysis and Technique for dance degree programme - University of Surrey Roehampton
  • 1992 - 2004     Labanotation and A-level set dance teacher training courses -  National Resource Centre for Dance, Sadlers Wells Community and Education programme, schools across UK
  • 1996 - 2000     ‘A’ level notation and set study - Kensington and Chelsea College
  • 1993 - 1999     ‘A’ level notation, technique, choreography, improvisation, analysis and anatomy - Royal Academy of Dancing
  • 1996 - 1998     ‘A’ level dance teaching - West Herts College, Watford
  • 1994 - 1995     Technique, improvisation and movement studies - BTEC Performing Arts, Barking College
  • 1993 - 1994     GCSE set study, education and youth residencies - Random Dance Company
  • 1993 - 1994     Dance courses for adults with learning difficulties - Adult College, Barking and Dagenham
  • 1992 - 1993     GCSE Dance - All Saints R.C. Secondary School, Dagenham
  • 1992 - 1993     ‘A’ level notation teaching - Harlow College
  • 1991 - 1992     Dance teacher - Trinity R.C. Secondary School, Nottingham


Laban Movement Analysis/Labanotation

  • 2000 -          Movement Analysis for Retina Dance Company to assist in movement development and training
  • 2001 -          International courses and presentations on proactive use of Laban Movement Analysis within the choreographic process
  • 1999 -          Labanotation consultation for PhD research
  • 1995 - 96      Notator and Assistant to Choreographer - A Little Night Music at The Royal National Theatre, London
  • 1993 - 96      Notator for Random Dance Company
  • 1993 -          Xeno1 Xeno2 Xeno3
  • 1994 -          Labrax
  • 1995/6 -       AnArkos, sever, For Bruising Archangel, Jacob’s Membrane
  • 1995            Presentation of Laban Movement Analysis and Panel member - Ballroom Blitz, South Bank Centre, London


Publishing

  • 2004             StopGap education pack
  • 1997 - 2003    Editor of ‘Action Recording’ - Labanotation Institute publication
  • 1999             Notator and educational advisor - ‘White Man Sleeps Creative Insights’ publication, editor Sanjoy Roy, published by Dance Books
  • 1999             Notation for resource packs including AMP’s Swan Lake
  • 1997             Notation for ‘Moving Music’ by Stephanie Jordan, published by Dance Books
  • 1995             ’95 Move Into The Future Conference - University College Bretton Hall