Yvonne Rainer Trio A

One of the organizers of Judson Dance, Yvonne Rainer has created many games and tasks used to make dance peices. Her use of repetition and patterns in her pieces show new ideas to the world of modern dance.
An example of her work, Trio A, which is a part of The Mind is a Muscle, goes against what was traditional modern dance. Her use of everyday movement in the piece became a dance. Playing with natural weight and time created its own rhythm.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Yo7XeRVSrc

I find that the "collage" technique can be very helpful and entertaining when creating a piece. You can expect the unexpected and it can be treated as if it were a game. Taking parts and phrases from a dance and mixing them up in a different order can be an exciting way to create choreography. Yvonne Rainer used this technique and it has become a great technique for many artists today.