A tribute-essay to Geraldine Stephenson (1925-2017), one of the most influential dancers and choreographers of her generation in England. Miss Stephenson was among Rudolf Laban's first disciples at the memorable The Art of Movement Studio, founded by Lisa Ullmann and Sylvia Bodmer in Manchester in 1946, amidst the ruins of the Second World War. Writing about Miss Stephenson is to explore the history of modern dance in the British context, led by Laban's disciples —particularly Joan Goodrich—and marked by a profound transformation in the curricular structure of Physical Training colleges, which began offering of a new subject: Central European Dance, with its Germanic expressionist orientation (Ausdruckstanz) and the influence of reflux Delsartism (from the United States to Europe). Miss Stephenson's life journey intersects with the exile of Laban and Ullmann in England and stands as a testament to the choreological experiments initiated in 1946 at the Manchester Studio, which would resonate internationally in remarkable ways. Under Laban's guidance and with the unconditional support of Ullmann, Miss Stephenson moved beyond the conventional boundaries of dance to pioneer and establish, with exceptional talent, a new professional field within the British theatrical production market (stage and television), in the mid-1950s: movement direction. This essay would not have been possible without Dick McCaw, one of Stephenson's last students and assistants, who undertook the task of producing and archiving an invaluable collection of materials about her—including photographs, autobiographical manuscripts, interviews, and some rare video recordings of lessons she taught him. McCaw's commitment to Geraldine Stephenson's memories embodied the process of transmitting and preserving the legacy of Rudolf Laban from a non-hegemonic and inspiring perspective.