Immediately after graduating from Mills, Fenley moved to New York City to begin her career as a choreographer and dancer. Upon arriving in New York City in 1975, Fenley trained with Merce Cunningham, Viola Farber and studied at the Erick Hawkins School. During _her_ first years in New York Fenley danced for several choreographers including Carol Conway and Andrew deGroat. <sep>, Pronoun: her <sep>, A: Viola Farber <sep>, B: Carol Conway