Steve Paxton

(1939-2024)

American choreographer

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Steve Paxton (born 1939 in Phoenix, Arizona, died 19 February 2024) was an experimental dancer and choreographer. His early background was in gymnastics while his later training included three years with Merce Cunningham and a year with José Limón. As a founding member of the Judson Dance Theater, he performed works by Yvonne Rainer and Trisha Brown. He was a founding member of the experimental group Grand Union and in 1972 named and began to develop the dance form known as Contact Improvisation, a form of dance that utilizes the physical laws of friction, momentum, gravity, and inertia to explore the relationship between dancers.

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Born	Steven Douglas Paxton 21 January 1939 Tucson, Arizona, USA
Died	19 February 2024 (aged 85) Mad Brook Farm, East Charleston, Vermont, USA
Zodiac	Aquarius
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