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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello Valerie and list.,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yes we met in Copenhagen around 1974 or '75. I
really can't remember, I </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>have to go back to
my files. But that does not matter. I was so thankful that we were there with
our students at the time that you were there.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I was by then involved with the Benish notation
after I had done Laban for some time. and found Benish a lot quicker. Then I met
Valerie wow.... what a difference. After I took the correspondence course and
started to teach it to our group of serious students training to become
professionals, either in dancing, teaching or related arts, they found the
Sutton system easier to read and quicker to learn as the figures were so
closely related to the body.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I worked with the Sutton notation with the dance
company and most of them new the system and were able to rehearse on their own
from the notations. I still believe it is a good way for dancers and
students to know the system. They can take it home on a peace of paper instead
of having to rely on a video machine.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Following are some pictures of young students
learning to read and write dance notation. This was around 1982.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="cid:000501c43951$ef461be0$0100007f@w0c7q7"
align=baseline border=0><FONT face=Arial size=2> 2 <IMG alt=""
hspace=0 src="cid:000601c43951$ef600c80$0100007f@w0c7q7" align=baseline
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The girl in the white sweater in picture 2 has used
it when she was dancing with the Winnipeg Ballet Company, to jot down her parts
of the ballets. I have lost contact with her. It would be nice to know if she is
still using it. Three of my former students who are now teachers are still using
the Sutton notation, so Valerie you have made sooooo many people happy with your
work and it is still growing and growing with the Sign Writing as
well</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I thought you would like to know about
this.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Tini.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>