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As part of the celebrations of the centennial of the Statue of Liberty, Liz Lerman's Still Crossing was performed in Manhattan on July 11, 1986. The performance, part of a series of dance performances in a show called "Liberty Dances," brought together dancers from both of Lerman's companies: Dancers of the Third Age, a company of elderly dancers, and the younger Dance Exchange. The professional dancers were joined by members of the 92nd Street Y and a YWCA in Brooklyn in a piece that the New York Times reviewer described as simple but moving, with "dignity and eloquence."

See also: "Liz Lerman dance celebrates Statue of Liberty centennial", This Week in History; Dance Performance in the United States, Jewish Women: A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia; "The Women That Frame Our World", Jewesses With Attitude.