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We’ve now had a century of modern dance, led by the likes of Merce Cunningham, George Balanchine and many others whose modernism delved into the very essence of the body’s ability to express the ineffable.

At any rate, Elisabeth’s behavior during the proceedings is highly abnormal and unusual, from an uncontrollable laughing fit to an almost fantastical modern dance she performs in a hallway.

As dance historians well know but our town has well forgotten, modern dance began in Los Angeles.

“When I got to college to study modern dance and ballet, I saw that I had a voice outside of those forms,” Zollar said.

Like Michael Flatley, they mix traditional and modern dance steps and often to perform to contemporary music.