alt.arts.ballet FAQ 7: Organizations

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Part 7 of seven parts: Organizations
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Contents:

PART 7. ORGANIZATIONS

    7.1. General
    7.2. Organizations offering help with eating disorders

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7. Organizations

        Sandi Kurtz has provided the following list of dance-related
organizations:

7.1.  General

American Dance Guild
        31 West 21st Street
        New York, N. Y.  10010
        (212) 627-3790
        Fax: (212) 675-9657
        A not-for-profit membership organization that serves the dance
        community with performance opportunities, conferences, workshops,
        scholarships, and publications.  See section 6.2 for information
        about their periodical, _American Dance_.

Congress on Research in Dance
        % Department of Dance
        SUNY/Brockport
        Brockport, N. Y.  14420
        (716) 395-2590
        One of the few scholarly organizations, topics cover most aspects
        of dance, good journal

Dance Critics Association
        POB 1882
        Old Chelsea Station
        New York, N. Y.  10011
        (212) 254-7905
        Mix of working critics and academics; newsletter

Dance Heritage Coalition
        149 Harmon Ave
        Pelham, N. Y.  10803
        (914) 738-7185
        Catherine Johnson, Coordinator
        Working on preservation and scholarly issues, maintains
        Dance-HC, a listserve for dance

Dance Notation Bureau
        33 West 21st Street
        New York, N. Y.  10010
        (212) 807-7899
        E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
        The Labanotation organization offers correspondence courses, too.

Dance USA
        777-14th Street NW, Suite 540
        Washington, D. C.  20005
        (202) 628-0144
        Primarily for dance companies, but publishes newsletter on
        advocacy issues as well

Florida Dance Assn.
        300 N.E. 2nd Ave., #1410
        Miami, Fla. 33132-2204
        (305) 347-3413

Laban Institute of Movement Study
        11 East 4th Street
        New York, N. Y.  10003-6902
        (212) 477-4299
        The Laban Movement Analysis organization (separate from Labanotation)

National Dance Association  (American Alliance for Health, Physical
            Education, Recreation, and Dance)
        1900 Association Drive
        Reston, Va.  22091-1599
        Dance through a PE perspective

The Royal Acadamy of Dancing
        Web: http://www.rad.org.uk
        E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Society of Dance History Scholars
        % Angelika Gerbes
        Department of Dance
        Ohio State University
        Columbus, Ohio  43210
        (614) 292-7977
        Excellent journal "Studies in Dance History"

Society for Stage Directors and Choreographers
        1501 Broadway, Suite 2003
        New York, N. Y.  10036
        (212) 302-5359

World Dance Alliance
        % Dance Magazine
        33 West 60th Street, 10th Floor
        New York, N. Y.  10023


7.2. Organizations offering help with eating disorders

        Many women dancers, under pressure to keep their weight down,
have fallen victim to eating disorders.  For those who need advice about
bulimia, anorexia nervosa, etc., there are a number of groups offering
educational materials & referrals to professionals:

American Anorexia Nervosa Bulimia Assn (AABA)
    (212) 734-1114
    [EMAIL PROTECTED]
    http://members.aol.com/amanbu

Foundation for Education about Eating Disorders
    (410) 467-0603

National Anorexic Aid Society
    (614) 436-1112

Nat'l Assn of Anorexia Nervosa & Associated Disorders
    (708) 831-3438

National Eating Disorders Organization
    Laureate Psychiatric Clinic and Hospital
    6655 South Yale Avenue
    Tulsa, Okla.  74136
    (918) 481-4044

Overeaters Anonymous
    (800) 743-8703

Gurze Books - publishes books on eating disorders, catalog available by
    calling (619) 434-7533.

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