▁in ▁the ▁county ▁of ▁Dev on ▁where ▁innov ative ▁dance ▁was ▁already ▁being ▁taught ▁by ▁other ▁refuge es ▁from ▁Germany . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁greatly ▁assist ed ▁in ▁his ▁dance ▁teaching ▁during ▁these ▁years ▁by ▁his ▁close ▁associate ▁and ▁long - term ▁partner ▁Lisa ▁U ll mann . ▁Their ▁collaboration ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁the ▁L aban ▁Art ▁of ▁Mov ement ▁Gu ild ▁( now ▁known ▁as ▁Tr inity ▁L aban ▁Conserv atoire ▁of ▁Music ▁and ▁Dance ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁and ▁the ▁Art ▁of ▁Mov ement ▁Studio ▁in ▁Manchester ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁L aban ▁was ▁a ▁friend ▁of ▁Carl ▁Jung ▁and ▁Josef ▁Pil ates ▁( in vent or ▁of ▁the ▁Pil ates ▁method ▁of ▁physical ▁fit ness ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁he ▁published ▁a ▁book ▁E ff ort , ▁Ford istic ▁study ▁of ▁the ▁time ▁taken ▁to ▁perform ▁tasks ▁in ▁the ▁work place ▁and ▁the ▁energy ▁used . ▁He ▁tried ▁to ▁provide ▁methods ▁intended ▁to ▁help ▁workers ▁to ▁eliminate ▁" shadow ▁movements " ▁( which ▁he ▁believed ▁was ted ▁energy ▁and ▁time ) ▁and ▁to ▁focus ▁instead ▁on ▁construct ive ▁movements ▁necessary ▁to ▁the ▁job ▁in ▁hand . ▁He ▁published ▁Modern ▁Edu c ational ▁Dance ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁when ▁his ▁ideas ▁on ▁dance ▁for ▁all ▁including ▁children ▁were ▁taught ▁in ▁ ▁many ▁British ▁schools . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁the ▁UK . ▁ ▁Among ▁L aban ' s ▁students , ▁friends , ▁and ▁associ ates