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Liz Lerman Turns Science into Dance

By Bob Leweke

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Harrisonburg, VA – The Liz Lerman Dance Exchange was founded nearly 35 years ago, and closes out its latest project, "Ferocious Beauty: Genome," January 23, 2011, at the Forbes Center for the Performing Arts at James Madison University. The show was inspired by the mapping of the human genome. Liz Lerman, founder of the Dance Exchange, talks about the unusual combination of science and dance.

JMU DNA Dance on the Quad (On YouTube)

Bob Leweke is WMRA's News Director and Morning Edition host.