▁theatre ▁works ▁and ▁de vis ing ▁movement ▁cho irs ▁for ▁amateur ▁d anc ers . ▁He ▁initi ated ▁three ▁Dance ▁Congress es ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁to ▁further ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁dance ▁and ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁the ▁dan cer ▁in ▁Germany . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁he ▁was ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Al lied ▁State ▁The at res ▁in ▁Berlin , ▁Germany . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Deutsche ▁T anz b üh ne , ▁in ▁Naz i ▁Germany . ▁ ▁He ▁directed ▁major ▁festiv als ▁of ▁dance ▁under ▁the ▁fund ing ▁of ▁Joseph ▁Go ebb els ' ▁propag anda ▁min istry ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 4 - 1 9 3 6 . ▁L aban ▁even ▁wrote ▁during ▁this ▁time ▁that ▁" we ▁want ▁to ▁dedic ate ▁our ▁means ▁of ▁expression ▁and ▁the ▁art ic ulation ▁of ▁our ▁power ▁to ▁the ▁service ▁of ▁the ▁great ▁tasks ▁of ▁our ▁Volk . ▁With ▁un swer ving ▁clar ity ▁our ▁F ühr er ▁points ▁the ▁way ". ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁L aban ▁become ▁the ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁association ▁" G erman ▁work sh ops ▁for ▁dance " ▁and ▁received ▁a ▁sal ary ▁of ▁ 1 2 5 0 R M ▁per ▁month , ▁but ▁a ▁du oden al ▁ul cer ▁in ▁August ▁of ▁that ▁year ▁bed ▁bound ▁him ▁for ▁two ▁months