Rudolf Laban

Born in Austria-Hungary in 1879 Laban was educated in Munich and Paris, where he took courses on art. Later on, he began to look into dance, which he took on. He did a lot of work with dance, from choreographing plays, teaching dance, to working out how factory workers could move around in the most efficient way. He then developed so called “laws of movement” (www.motushumanus.org)
"Rudolf Laban." Motus Humanus. Motus Humanus. Web. 25 Oct. 2010. <http://www.motushumanus.org/Laban.html>.
Rudolf Laban came up with a system of recording human movements called Labanotation. However, it started out as a way of writing dance. It is used to this day to record dance and human movements.
"Rudolf Von Laban." Infoplease.com. Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 2007. Web. 25 Oct. 2010. <http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0828471.html>.
He looked into and originated the study of choreutics. According to this technique an actor or dancer can go to 12 positions depending on their connection to the area around them. It was developed to be a theory of all human movement.  He also worked on eukinetics, a system that helps a dancer with their gestures and steps. 
"Rudolf Laban (European Dance Theorist)." Britannica Online Encyclopedia. Britannica Online Encyclopedia, 2010. Web. 25 Oct. 2010. <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/326639/Rudolf-Laban>.
The Laban Movement Analysis is a way of analysing human movement. It connects movement to the overall picture, in dance, acting or even scientifically. The method comes up with a few options of moving from a certain place, which helps in devising a movement pattern, either with the intention of it looking nice or being orderly. Using this a person can come up with a significant set of moves. The LMA deals with the body’s movements in all directions, taking into consideration the frequency of use of the limbs and how often they are used in a set of movements.  “This approach uses the patterns of radial, head-tail, left-right, upper & lower, and diagonal connectivity” (http://originsofmovement.com/Laban.htm). It looks at a persons “ effort quantities” and “ effort elements”, their connection to space and the people around them, and the entire world. It also focuses on a persons connection to themselves. 
Smith, Annelies. "Laban Movement." Embodyoga and Bodywork. Annelies Smith, 2006. Web. 26 Oct. 2010. <http://originsofmovement.com/Laban.htm>.