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A dancer and acrobat, she was studying circus trapeze when one day the ropes crossed creating a single point and aerial dance was born. She named this new form of dance Motivity. In her late sixties, she still teaches, choreographs and dances in Oakland, California. Robert Davidson, an important pioneer of aerial dance, traveled around the country performing and teaching. Many of the aerial dance companies in the United States were inspired by his performances and workshops.