9 7 0 ▁she ▁left ▁New ▁York ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁a ▁community ▁in ▁northern ▁Verm ont . ▁There , ▁she ▁dist anced ▁herself ▁from ▁the ▁performing ▁ar ena , ▁producing ▁ 1 0 ▁Circle ▁D ances , ▁performed ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁consecutive ▁night s ▁with ▁no ▁audience ▁what so ever . ▁Thus ▁began ▁a ▁long ▁period ▁of ▁reflection ▁about ▁how ▁dance ▁is ▁transm itted ▁and ▁presented . ▁Her ▁first ▁book , ▁" M oving ▁Through ▁the ▁Un iverse ▁in ▁B are ▁Fe et " ▁( Sw allow ▁Press , ▁ 1 9 7 5 ), ▁is ▁an ▁early ▁example ▁of ▁her ▁distinct ive ▁" memory / con cept ▁mode " ▁of ▁ch ore ographic ▁record , ▁and ▁emphas izes ▁the ▁narr atives ▁under lin ing ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁her ▁dance - making , ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁technical ▁specific ations ▁or ▁not ations ▁of ▁their ▁form . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁Hay ▁left ▁Verm ont ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁Austin , ▁Texas . ▁Her ▁attention ▁focused ▁on ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁practices ▁(" play ing ▁aw ake ") ▁that ▁engaged ▁the ▁perform er ▁on ▁several ▁levels ▁of ▁conscious ness ▁at ▁once . ▁While ▁developing ▁her ▁concepts , ▁she ▁instit uted ▁a ▁year ly ▁four - month ▁group ▁work shop ▁that ▁cul min ated ▁in ▁large ▁group ▁public ▁performances ▁ ▁and ▁from ▁these ▁group ▁pieces ▁she ▁dist illed ▁her ▁solo ▁d ances . ▁Her ▁second ▁book , ▁" L amb ▁at ▁the ▁Alt ar : ▁The ▁Story ▁of ▁a ▁Dance " ▁( D