Though now largely confined to a wheelchair, Cunningham still teaches the advanced technique class at his studio twice a week, in addition to constantly working on new choreography. He also draws every day, mostly sketches of animals, “as a way of putting my mind on something else. I can’t move much, but I can still twiddle my feet. To my dancers, I will attempt to show whatever I can and explain the rest. I don’t enjoy talking, but I do it.”