Humphrey started her independent career
as a collaborator, not as a lone creative
adventurer, in partnership with musicianmanager
Pauline Lawrence and dancerchoreographer
Charles Weidman. The
Humphrey-Weidman company lasted until
World War II, when the alliance broke up
and the financial situation became
restrictive. Within three years, her protegé
José Limón had invited her to become
artistic director of his newly-formed dance
company. From 1947 until her death from
cancer in 1958, Humphrey not only taught
and mentored dancers, including Limón,
she produced some of her best
choreography, for the Limón company and
for a group of pre-professional dancers at
the Juilliard Scho