Everyone's Life Journey Begins with Movement!

We invite you to join LIMS, the leading center for the study of human movement from a Laban perspective.  LIMS Membership connects you with the heart of the international Laban Community. With your support, we can continue to expand our course offerings, our leadership services to the arts, education, research, our productions of dance and theater, as well as our unique library of Laban and Bartenieff resources and materials. You can join the LBMS Community platform here. For Enhanced Memberships read on and complete the membership in the Links provided below.

Everyone who is an LBMS Community member is a LIMS member as we have both Basic and Enhanced memberships available.

Member Categories and Benefits

LIMS Membership Fees 

LIMS annual membership is for the calendar year. Fees are determined by your membership category and the income level of the country/territory in which you currently reside. Students, researchers and teaching staff at a university outside of their home country/territory must join at the income level of the country/territory of the host university.* 

Membership Categories High Income Economy Middle Income Economy Low Income Economy
Associate Member Free Free Free
Professional Member $130 $60 $25
60+ Member $65 $30 $12
Student Member $45 $21 $9

 

*LIMS uses data from The World Bank to determine membership by Income Economy. To join at a Middle or Low Income Economy level please email us at .


Basic Memberships

Associate Member - our complimentary membership category, with no expiration date or need to renew, open to anyone interested in LBMS.

Community 

  • Access to our online LBMS Community

Information

  • Access to LIMS in Motion, our ED’s monthly vlog, on everything LIMS related
  • Access to the Community Member Events Calendar
  • Access to the LBMS Jobs Board

 

Enhanced Memberships

Professional Member - renewable annually (certification in movement analysis not necessary)

Everything included in the Associate Membership level, plus:

Community

  • Access to Special Interest and Affinity Group communities

Research & Information

  • Access to the Journal of Laban Bartenieff Movement Studies, a peer-reviewed, scholarly publication
  • Access to LIMS digital archives, including interviews, webinars, and select workshops and classes
  • Commission free use of LIMS’ archived materials in member authored publications (where LIMS owns the copyright)
  • Ability to list LBMS events in the LBMS Community Events Calendar

Learning & Events

  • Discounted registration for selected LIMS classes, workshops, and continuing education programs both online and local
  • Discounted priority registration/tickets to LIMS conferences, symposia, and events
  • Discounted instructor access to our LIMS Endorsed Introductory Course Program and Mentorship (20%)

Leadership & Governance

  • Representation at the board level through the Membership Representative

Extended Benefits

  • Access to a discounted membership with ISMETA (Professional Member - $95, CMA, CLMA required; Associate Member - $ ) 

                                                                                                             

60+ Member (age 60 and up) - renewable annually (certification in movement analysis not necessary)

The same benefits as Professional Membership.

 

Student Member * - renewable annually (All LIMS certification program students will automatically receive a student membership based on enrollment.)

Everything included in the Associate Membership level, plus:

Community

  • Access to Special Interest and Affinity Group communities

Research & Information

  • Access to the Journal of Laban Bartenieff Movement Studies, a peer-reviewed scholarly publication
  • Access to LIMS “members only” online community and application-specific/special interest group communities
  • Access to LIMS digital archives, including interviews, webinars, and select workshops and classes
  • Commission free use of LIMS’ archived materials in member authored publications (where LIMS owns the copyright)

Learning & Events

  • Discounted registration for selected LIMS classes, workshops, and continuing education programs both online and local
  • Discounted priority registration/tickets to LIMS conferences, symposia, and events

Leadership & Governance

  • Representation at the board level through the Membership Representative

* Student memberships are for full time students, matriculated into a degree program at an institution of higher education. Proof of current enrollment is required. 

Student Member

To register for Student Membership send an email to

membership@labaninstitute.org