Today - the DNB archive houses scores of almost 600 dances by more than 160 choreographers with 8 to 10 added each year. The initiation in 1992 of a new program, The Fund For Dance Notation. The program enables choreographers to apply to get their works notated at no cost to the artist. A project to document works by artists at risk from AIDS DNB's library consists of an archive, research collection, Maria Grandy Circulating Collection and a videotape and film collection. DNB assists in restaging some 40 works from scores each year.
Requests come from companies and scholars world-wide.
Colleges and universities all across the country offer courses in Labanotation, from introductory to advanced levels. Professional notator certification is offered at the Dance Notation Bureau. DNB has trained and certified over 180 Labanotation teachers, many of whom are on college faculties. The DNB has an active board and staff who can provide you with further information about available services and programs . There is also a DNB Extension at The Ohio State University.