Dossier 11 - McDonagh, Don, 'The Rise and Fall and Rise of Modern Dance'

Siân Ferguson is a professional Labanotator, director, dancer and choreographer. She trained at the Laban Centre for Dance in London, the City College of New York and the Dance Notation Bureau in New York, completing an MA in Dance Research & Reconstruction in 1987 and a Professional Notator Certification in 1992. She has taught at Stanford University, SUNY Purchase, City College of New York and Hofstra University and worked as Paul Taylor's Company Notator for five years. She has taught adults at Dance Theatre of Ireland and children at Encore! School of Performing Arts in Dublin, where she founded a programme in Tumbling for Tots. She is currently retired and living in the Bay Area of California.