Dana Caspersen trained with a variety of people including Maggie Black and Erik Hawkins and danced with the North Carolina Dance Theater before joining Ballett Frankfurt in 1988 and then later the Forsythe Company in 2005. In numerous collaborations with William Forsythe, she has worked as a dancer, actress, author and choreographer. As a choreographer she has undertaken commissions from Sylvie Guillem, Klapstuck Festival, Ballett Frankfurt, Korzo Theater and Channel 4.