▁artist ▁and ▁the or ist . ▁He ▁is ▁considered ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁pione ers ▁of ▁modern ▁dance ▁in ▁Europe ▁as ▁the ▁" Found ing ▁Father ▁of ▁the ▁Expression ist ▁Dance " ▁in ▁Germany . ▁His ▁work ▁laid ▁the ▁found ations ▁for ▁L aban ▁Mov ement ▁Analysis , ▁L aban ot ation ▁( K inet ography ▁L aban ), ▁other ▁more ▁specific ▁develop ments ▁in ▁dance ▁notation ▁and ▁the ▁evolution ▁of ▁many ▁vari eties ▁of ▁L aban ▁movement ▁analysis . ▁He ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁figures ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁dance . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁work ▁Rudolf ▁L aban ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Poz son y ▁( now ▁Br atis lava ) ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁in ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Hung ary , ▁Aust ro - H ung arian ▁Empire , ▁into ▁an ▁arist ocr atic ▁family . ▁His ▁father ' s ▁family ▁had ▁come ▁from ▁the ▁French ▁nob ility ▁( De ▁La ▁Ban ne , ▁from ▁a ▁French ▁cr us ader ▁str and ed ▁in ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Hung ary ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁century ) ▁and ▁Hung arian ▁nob ility , ▁and ▁his ▁mother ' s ▁family ▁was ▁from ▁France . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁field ▁mar shal ▁of ▁the ▁Aust ro - H ung arian ▁Empire ▁and ▁the ▁governor ▁of ▁the ▁provinces ▁of ▁Bos nia ▁and ▁Herz egov ina . ▁He ▁spent ▁his ▁child hood ▁in ▁the ▁court ly ▁circles ▁of ▁Vienna ▁and ▁Br atis lava , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Bos nia ▁and