“In 2003, while performing with a group of fellow choreographers in Nebraska, she met her future mentor Mikhail Baryshnikov, another convert [from ballet] to modern dance. ‘He said, ‘I heard you’re good. I want to see your work.’ I thought, Yeah, right, I’ll never hear from him again.’ Instead, two years later, Barton became the first choreographer in the [Baryshnikov Arts Center].”