TY - BOOK AU - Preger-Simon, Marianne, AU - Hodes,Stuart AU - Macaulay,Alastair TI - Dancing with Merce Cunningham SN - 9780813064857 AV - GV1785.P693 A3 U1 - 792.8092 PY - 2019/// CY - Gainesville PB - University Press of Florida KW - Preger-Simon, Marianne, 1929- KW - Cunningham, Merce. KW - Merce Cunningham Dance Company KW - History KW - Dancers KW - United States KW - Biography KW - Dance KW - New York (State) KW - New York KW - 20th century N1 - Includes index; Foreword / Stuart Hodes -- Part I: Entering the orbit. At the end -- Paris calls -- A new world --The art world beckons -- Postwar reverberations -- Serendipity opens a new door -- Ties to home -- One step leads to another -- Another cherished new friend -- Return to New York City -- Dancing -- We beginners -- Earlier Cunningham dancers -- Passionate duets -- Our first performance -- Part II: Pure Cunningham. Zen and the art of music -- Chance replaces choice -- Gloomy weather -- Fantasies meet reality -- The quiet years -- Launched -- In addition to dancing -- Our company members and designers -- Journeying to performances -- Breaking new ground -- Our first grand tour -- Ups and downs of the dancers -- Joy in companionship -- Part III. The only way to do it ... Separation must come -- Family wins -- The connection holds -- Leaving New York, but not our bond -- Paris calls again -- Paris, November 1999 -- Paying tribute -- Merce leaves, but his legacy is forever -- Merce Cunningham's dance classes -- Afterword / Alastair Macaulay ER -