Inspired by artists including
The Wooster Group and
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, she pivoted to dance in 1987, self-training as a choreographer and performing in various Seattle venues. In 1994, she teamed with choreographer Gaelen Hanson to form dance theater company 33 Fainting Spells. 33 Fainting Spells’ work was noted for its complexity, precision and mystery, and for combining rigorous dance training and natural movement into a seamless performance vocabulary. In 1997, Elizabeth Zimmer wrote in
The Village Voice, “33 Fainting Spells has its finger on the cultural zeitgeist as few American dance theater groups do." The company also produced a dance film festival, “New Dance Cinema”, and created several short dance films, including “Measure”, produced by Carlo Scandiuzzi and edited by
Lynn Shelton. According to Elizabeth Zimmer, it illustrates "the way the camera excels at revealing deep space, with a soft-shoe routine in a hallway". "Measure" is included in Tanz Digital's collection of historically significant dance films. After 33 Fainting Spells, Hanson continued creating dance and performance work, including "Gloria’s Cause", a deconstruction of the American Revolution that premiered at
On the Boards in Seattle before touring nationally, and, in 2013, "The Clay Duke", which examined the 2010
Panama City school board shootings. == Film and television ==