[3] In May 1916, H'Doubler left to attend Columbia University Teachers College for graduate work in philosophy and aesthetics.
After struggling to find a dance form she enjoyed, she met the music teacher, Alys Bentley.
Through this, H'Doubler came to discover a lasting fascination in how students could find their own movement with the help of the relative gravitational freedom of floorwork.
[6] H'Doubler highlights the teacher's ability to inspire confidence in students so they will not be afraid of what they will reveal when expressing their own feelings through dance.
[7] In this book she includes her principles of composition: Climax, Transition, Balance, Sequence, Repetition, Harmony, Variety and Contrast.
[8] In 1918 H'Doubler founded a group of dancers called Orchesis, which is Greek for expressive gesture.
[citation needed] In 1926, she collaborated with Dean Sellery and the faculty of the School of Education to develop the first curriculum establishing dance as a major.
After receiving a $4 million donation in 1998, the University of Wisconsin-Madison renovated Lathrop Hall and with a new theatre named the Margaret H'Doubler Performance Space.