[2] Cohen was a founding member of Dance Theater Workshop, where she worked as a choreographer and dancer from the mid-sixties to the early seventies.
The group performed in New York[8] and on national tours of the U.S., and premiered works by Cohen such as Rainwood, Walkman Variations, and Shifting Ground.
[10] Since 1996, she has been choreographing, producing, and performing programs dealing with cultural, political, and social issues, and focusing on women's myths and lives.
She served as Head of Dance until June 2008, and was joined on the faculty by colleagues such as modern dance choreographers Geula Abrahams, Jim May, Mark Taylor, Diann Sichel, Sally Hess, Elizabeth Keen, Sara Hook, Lorn MaDougal, Aleta Hayes, Dyane Harvey, Meghan Durham and Rebecca Lazier.
[15] The film presents a model of how an artist can survive in the dance world by carving an independent path as a dancer, choreographer, and educator.