Since his very first days of modern-dance training, Mr. Alston had begun creating dances, but the Cunningham style and technique has had the greatest influence on his work.
When Mrs. Ubell, who had studied modern dance in New York, settled with her husband here 30 years ago, modern-dance training was unheard of outside major cities.
His modern-dance training came from two distinguished members of Martha Graham's first company: May O'Donnell and Gertrude Shurr.
He opted straight out for the weighted earthy look of his modern-dance training in Minneapolis with Nancy Houser and with Hanya Holm.
A Note From Papp Mr. Durning came to New York in the late 1940's, took some modern-dance training and started acting.
"I had had some modern-dance training, but nothing like that," Ms. Blunden said recently, recalling the festival.
Mr. Taylor's modern-dance training included ballet.
Mr. James drew upon his modern-dance training by creating introspective choreography which often made the dancers look vaguely worried.
Yes, there are overt debts to Ailey's modern-dance training, to Lester Horton above all.
Most of the original group had classical ballet or modern-dance training or both before they got to Judson, and some had studied choreography with establishment teachers, but their skills varied widely.