# Steve Paxton

> Steven Douglas Paxton was an American 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.

*American experimental dancer and choreographer (1939–2024)*

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## Identity
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1939-01-21
- **Died:** 2024-02-20
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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