Perhaps... I mean there are people who defend that it as an art. I don't. I like it but it's not an art form as far as I'm concerned, and yet it's a similar thing, once you can't land those jumps, you're disqualified - that precludes it from ever becoming a serious art form.

He continued to create works for this company until 1995. MacArthur Fellowship 1991
Dance Magazine Award 1991
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship 1986
New York Dance and Performance Award ("Bessie") 1984 1990 2007
Numerous honors include Choreographic Fellowships from the New York and New Jersey State Councils on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts. He has also led Emmanuel Music the Seattle Symphony and the Tudor Choir in performance.

Morris is popular among dance aficionados the music world as well as mainstream audiences. Mark William Morris (born 29 August 1956) is an American dancer choreographer and director whose work is acclaimed for its craftsmanship ingenuity humor and at times eclectic musical accompaniments.