Burns, Louise (1949–)

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Burns, Louise (1949–)

American modern dancer. Born June 14, 1949, in Florida.

Trained with modern dancers Betty Jones, Viola Farber, and Merce Cunningham, among others; joined the Cunningham company (1970) and appeared in a series of repertory works: Signals, Squaregame, Summerspace, Exchange, Fractions, Torse and Travelogue; appeared in "dance for camera" Cunningham works, including Fractions I; also danced in numerous concert recitals, including those by Mel Wong.

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