Linda Ann Crist (1944 - 8 March 2005) was a noted labanotationist, documenting, writing, and teaching

labanotation Labanotation (the grammatically correct form "Labannotation" or "Laban notation" is uncommon) is a system for analyzing and recording human movement. The inventor was Rudolf von Laban (1879-1958), a central figure in European modern dance, who d ...

. Labanotation is a type of notation that captures dance movements on paper, similar to how musical notation captures musical performances. It allows for accurate reproduction of specific choreography by other dancers or dance troops at a later time. Influential as teacher, author, and professional notator, Crist published 4 books and staged many reconstructions from labanotation. Her books are ''Ballet Center Work'', ''threebythree'', ''Ballet Barre Enchainements'', and ''Ballet Barre and Center Combinations'', the last published in either description or labanotation format. Her reconstructions include

Bournonville August Bournonville (21 August 1805 – 30 November 1879) was a Danish ballet master and choreographer. He was the son of Antoine Bournonville, a dancer and choreographer trained under the French choreographer, Jean Georges Noverre, and the ne ...

's ''pas de deux'' from "''Flower Festival at Genzano,''" which was selected for the 1986 ACDFA adjudication. An Associate Emeritus Professor from the

University of Iowa The University of Iowa (UI, U of I, UIowa, or simply Iowa) is a public university, public research university in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1847, it is the oldest and largest university in the state. The University of Iowa is org ...

, where she taught for 27 years, she worked with such noted professionals as the

Joffrey Ballet The Joffrey Ballet is one of the premier dance companies and training institutions in the world today. Located in Chicago, Illinois, the Joffrey regularly performs classical and contemporary ballets during its annual performance season at Lyric O ...

Alwin Nikolais Alwin Nikolais (November 25, 1910 – May 8, 1993) was an American choreographer, dancer, composer, musician, teacher. He had created the Nikolais Dance Theatre, and was best known for his self-designed innovative costume, lighting and production d ...

, and Jacques d'Amboise.

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