Grand Union (dance group)
- Grand Union (dance group)
Grand Union was a dance group practicing dance improvisation in New York from 1970 to 1976. A breakaway group from Judson Dance Theater led by Steve Paxton, Grand Union developed the dance form contact improvisation (CI) as a method for creating improvised dance works. Dance artists involved with Grand Union include:
* Steve Paxton
* Nancy Stark Smith
* Daniel Lepkoff
* Lisa Nelson
* David Gordon (dance)
See also
* contact improvisation
* dance improvisation
* Judson Dance Theater
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